Clinical and pharmacoeconomic profile of COPD patients with FEV1 50—60% predicted: pilot study on the impact of the extended indication of ICS/LABA
Background: The use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long-acting β 2 adrenergics (LABA) in fixed combination (ICS/LABA) was recently extended to COPD patients with a baseline FEV 1 50—60% predicted, thus broadening the original guideline indications (GOLD 2006) that limited their use only to sta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2009-04-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465809335159 |