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Asthma bronchiale: neue Erkenntnisse und Entwicklungen
Roland BuhlChristian TaubeIna Haaslersubject
Budesonidemedicine.medical_specialtyExacerbationInhalationbusiness.industryInhalerGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseInhaled steroidrespiratory tract diseasesMaintenance therapyInternal medicinemedicineFormoterolbusinessmedicine.drugAsthmadescription
In mild asthma low-dose steroid inhalation treatment reduces severe exacerbations and exacerbation associated loss of lung function. In patients with mild asthma, symptom-driven use of a combination of inhaled steroid and short-acting beta-2-sympathomimetics in a single inhaler is feasible. In moderate and severe asthma the fixed combination of formoterol and budesonide can be used a maintenance therapy but also as treatment of acute symptoms. Monotherapy with long-acting beta 2-sympathomimetics should be completely avoided. Long-acting anticholinergic drugs are equally efficacious as long-acting beta-2-sympathomimetics, but have not yet been approved for use in patients with asthma. The correct identification of various phenotypes is especially important in severe asthma, because there are different specific treatment approaches.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-26 | DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift |