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Combined budesonide and formoterol for maintenance and relief provided better asthma control than budesonide for maintenance and terbutaline for relief

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.11.5.138

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    Rabe KF, Pizzichini E, Ställberg B, et al. Budesonide/formoterol in a single inhaler for maintenance and relief in mild-to-moderate asthma: a randomized, double-blind trial. Chest 2006;129:246–56.
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 Q In patients with mild to moderate asthma, what is the efficacy and safety of budesonide plus formoterol in a single inhaler for both maintenance therapy and symptom relief compared with budesonide for maintenance therapy plus terbutaline for symptom relief?

    Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★☆ Allergy & immunology ★★★★★★★ Respirology ★★★★★☆☆

    METHODS

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    randomised controlled trial.

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    concealed (unclear).*

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    blinded (patients).*

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    6 months.

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    77 centres in Argentina, Brazil, China, Denmark, Indonesia, Norway, the Philippines, Spain, and Sweden.

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    697 patients 11–79 years of age (mean age 38 y, 61% women) with asthma for ⩾6 months. Exclusion criteria included systemic corticosteroids or inhaled cromones in the past 30 days, recent respiratory infection, smoking history >10 pack years, and failure to complete a …

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    • ↵* See glossary.

    • For correspondence: Dr K F Rabe, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. K.F.Rabe{at}lumc.nl

    • Source of funding: AstraZeneca.

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