Open AccessAsthma control: actual problems and solutions in real clinical practice
Author(s) -
И. В. Лещенко
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pulʹmonologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2541-9617
pISSN - 0869-0189
DOI - 10.18093/0869-0189-2019-29-3-346-352
Subject(s) - asthma , inhaler , medicine , fluticasone propionate , dosing , fluticasone , regimen , combination therapy , clinical practice , asthma management , inhalation , intensive care medicine , maintenance therapy , anesthesia , physical therapy , chemotherapy
Asthma control is still difficult to achieve. One of main tools for evaluating asthma control is a well-known Asthma Control Test (ACT). Common causes of insufficient asthma control include poor adherence to treatment and non-compliance of the patient with the dosing regimen. Correct inhalation technique significantly contributes to better adherence to treatment. Elliptа is a multi-dose powder inhaler with dose counter and indication of remaining dose number. Actuation of Ellipta inhaler requires only one movement. Inhaled glucocorticosteroids (ICS) and long-acting β2-agonists (LABA) are the key agents in the maintenance pharmacological therapy of asthma. A novel vilanterol/fluticasone furoate (VI/FF) combination is a highly effective combination for maintenance treatment of moderate to severe asthma with 24-hour effect providing once-daily dosing. The Salford study demonstrated advantages of VI/FF combination over ICS monotherapy and other combination of ICS/LABA in real clinical practice in patients with asthma out of dependence of asthma severity or comorbidities.