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Withdrawal of Inhaled Glucocorticoids and Exacerbations of COPD
Author(s) -
H Magnussen,
Bernd Disse,
Roberto Rodríguez-Roisin,
Anne Kirsten,
Henrik Watz,
Kay Tetzlaff,
Lesley Towse,
Helen Finnigan,
Ronald Dahl,
Marc Decramer,
Pascal Chanez,
Emiel F.�M. Wouters,
Peter M.A. Calverley
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1407154
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , fluticasone propionate , fluticasone , exacerbation , glucocorticoid , salmeterol , hazard ratio , confidence interval , indacaterol , inhalation , anesthesia , bronchodilator , asthma
Treatment with inhaled glucocorticoids in combination with long-acting bronchodilators is recommended in patients with frequent exacerbations of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the benefit of inhaled glucocorticoids in addition to two long-acting bronchodilators has not been fully explored.

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