Safety of Adding Salmeterol to Fluticasone Propionate in Children with Asthma
Author(s) -
David A. Stempel,
Stanley J. Szefler,
Søren Pedersen,
Robert S. Zeiger,
Anne Yeakey,
Laurie A. Lee,
Andrew H. Liu,
Herman Mitchell,
Kenneth M. Kral,
Ibrahim Raphiou,
Barbara A. Prillaman,
Kathleen S. Buaron,
Suyong Yun Kirby,
Steven Pascoe
Publication year - 2016
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/nejmoa1606356
Subject(s) - salmeterol , fluticasone propionate , medicine , asthma , fluticasone , concomitant , anesthesia
Long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) have been shown to increase the risk of asthma-related death among adults and the risk of asthma-related hospitalization among children. It is unknown whether the concomitant use of inhaled glucocorticoids with LABAs mitigates those risks. This trial prospectively evaluated the safety of the LABA salmeterol, added to fluticasone propionate, in a fixed-dose combination in children.
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