Rescue Use of Beclomethasone and Albuterol in a Single Inhaler for Mild Asthma
Author(s) -
Alberto Papi,
Giorgio Walter Caica,
Piero Maestrelli,
Pierluigi Paggiaro,
Dario Olivieri,
Ernesto Pozzi,
Nunzio Crimi,
Antonio M. Vignola,
Paolo Morelli,
Gabriele Nicolini,
Leonardo M. Fabbri
Publication year - 2007
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/nejmoa063861
Subject(s) - salbutamol , medicine , inhaler , asthma , placebo , bronchodilator , anesthesia , morning , beclometasone dipropionate , inhalation , respiratory disease , lung , alternative medicine , pathology
Treatment guidelines recommend the regular use of inhaled corticosteroids for patients with mild persistent asthma. We investigated whether the symptom-driven use of a combination of beclomethasone dipropionate and albuterol (also known as salbutamol) in a single inhaler would be as effective as the regular use of inhaled beclomethasone and superior to the as-needed use of inhaled albuterol.
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