Adherence to inhaled therapy, mortality and hospital admission in COPD

Vestbo, Jørgen; A. Anderson, Julie; M.A. Calverley, Peter; R. Celli, Bartolomé; T. Ferguson, Gary; Jenkins, Christine; Knobil, Katharine; Willits, Lisa; Yates, Julie; Jones, Paul

doi:10.1136/thx.2009.113662

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Adherence to inhaled therapy, mortality and hospital admission in COPD

Published in Thorax • Aug 23, 2009

Authors:

Jørgen Vestbo

Julie A. Anderson

Peter M.A. Calverley

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Little is known about adherence to inhaled medication in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the impact on mortality and morbidity. METHODS: Data on drug adherence from a randomised double-blind trial comparing inhaled salmeterol 50 microg + fluticasone propionate 500 microg...

Subject

Medicine

Fluticasone propionate

COPD

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