Add-on LABA in a separate inhaler as asthma step-up therapy versus increased dose of ICS or ICS/LABA combination inhaler

Add-on LABA in a separate inhaler as asthma step-up therapy versus increased dose of ICS or ICS/LABA combination inhaler

Asthma management guidelines recommend adding a long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) or increasing the dose of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) as step-up therapy for patients with uncontrolled asthma on ICS monotherapy. However, it is uncertain which option works best, which ICS particle size is most effectiv...

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Main Authors: David B. Price, Gene Colice, Elliot Israel, Nicolas Roche, Dirkje S. Postma, Theresa W. Guilbert, Willem M.C. van Aalderen, Jonathan Grigg, Elizabeth V. Hillyer, Victoria Thomas, Richard J. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2016-05-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/2/2/00106-2015.full

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http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/2/2/00106-2015.full

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