Overtreatment of COPD with inhaled corticosteroids--implications for safety and costs: cross-sectional observational study.

Overtreatment of COPD with inhaled corticosteroids--implications for safety and costs: cross-sectional observational study.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Combined inhaled long-acting beta-agonists and corticosteroids (LABA+ICS) are costly. They are recommended in severe or very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). They should not be prescribed in mild or moderate disease. In COPD ICS are associated wit...

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Main Authors: Patrick White, Hannah Thornton, Hilary Pinnock, Sofia Georgopoulou, Helen P Booth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0075221&type=printable
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