• Expert Opin Pharmacother · Apr 2007

    Review

    Inhaled therapy for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    • Sabina A Antoniu, Traian Mihaescu, and Claudio F Donner.
    • Clinic of Pulmonary Disease, 30 Dr I Cihac Str700115, Iasi, Romania. sabinaantoniu@excite.com
    • Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2007 Apr 1;8(6):777-85.

    AbstractBronchodilators (anticholinergic drugs and beta2-agonist drugs) represent the mainstay of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatment and can be combined with inhaled corticosteroids for greater efficacy. This review examines the role of short- and long-acting cholinergic drugs, together with that of short- and long-acting beta2-agonist drugs. A brief analysis of the long-term use of corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is made, with a review of the safety and possible side effects. Combination therapy is more frequently used due to its practicality and capacity to enhance compliance. The main studies on treatment combinations are also analyzed in this paper.

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