Withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids in COPD patients: rationale and algorithms

Observational studies indicate that overutilization of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overprescription and the high risk of serious ICS-related adverse events make withdrawal of this treatment necessary in patients for whom the...

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Published in:Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
Main Authors: Avdeev, Sergey, Aisanov, Zaurbek, Arkhipov, Vladimir, Belevskiy, Andrey, Leshchenko, Igor, Ovcharenko, Svetlana, Shmelev, Evgeny, Miravitlles, Marc
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6572750/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31354256
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S207775
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