The efficacy of adding budesonide/formoterol to ipratropium plus theophylline in managing severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an open-label, randomized study in China

The efficacy of adding budesonide/formoterol to ipratropium plus theophylline in managing severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an open-label, randomized study in China

Background: Patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in China are commonly prescribed ipratropium plus theophylline (I+T) therapy. Studies have shown that an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting β 2 -agonist (LABA) combination is also efficacious in reducing symptoms...

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Main Authors: Kewu Huang, Yanfei Guo, Jian Kang, Li An, Zeguang Zheng, Lijun Ma, Liping Peng, Hongyang Wang, Rong Su, Yohji Itoh, Chen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-06-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753466619853500

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