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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Main Authors: Roberto Walter Dal Negro, Luca Bonadiman, Claudio Turati, Paola Turco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-04-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465809335159