As-Needed Budesonide/Formoterol Similar to Maintenance Budesonide Plus SABA in Patients...
Nov 15, 2019 - In these patients with mild asthma (more than one-half used a short-acting beta-agonist [SABA] such as albuterol two or fewer times per week), as-needed use of a combined budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort) inhaler was as effective at preventing exacerbations as daily maintenance ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1115/p646a.html
LABA Plus Inhaled Corticosteroid Reduces Exacerbations, But Not Hospitalizations - ...
Jan 1, 2019 - Adding a LABA to an inhaled corticosteroid is safe but does not reduce the likelihood of a serious exacerbation requiring hospitalization. There is a small reduction in nonsevere asthma exacerbations, with one fewer exacerbation for every 53 patients treated for six months.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0101/p53.html
Combination LABA Inhalers Compared with High-Dose Inhaled Steroids for Adults with ...
Mar 1, 2018 - We designated the use of long-acting beta agonist inhalers for adults with asthma as having no benefits because of a small potential benefit of questionable clinical utility (avoiding a brief burst of oral steroids) and the possibility of a fatal harm. Find out more.
American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0301/od1.html
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