A descriptive cohort study of withdrawal from inhaled corticosteroids in COPD patients
Abstract Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy is widely prescribed without a history of exacerbations and consensus guidelines suggest withdrawal of ICS in these patients would reduce the risk of side effects and promote cost-effective prescribing. The study describes the prescribing behaviour in th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-07-01
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Series: | npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-022-00288-6 |