Budesonide/Formoterol or Budesonide/Albuterol as Anti-Inflammatory Reliever Therapy for Asthma

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Overuse of reliever as short-acting beta-agonist and associated underuse of controller as inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) administered via separate inhalers results in worse asthma outcomes. Such discordance can be obviated by combining both controller and reliever in the same inhaler. So-called anti-inflammatory reliever (AIR) therapy comprises the use of a single inhaler containing an ICS such as budesonide (BUD) in conjunction with a reliever as either albuterol (ALB) or formoterol (FORM), to be used on demand, with variable dosing driven by asthma symptoms in a flexible patient-centered regimen. Global guidelines now support the use of BUD-ALB as AIR therapy to reduce exacerbations, either on its own in mild asthma or in conjunction with fixed-dose maintenance ICS-long-acting beta-agonist in moderate to severe asthma. Using BUD-FORM on its own allows patients to seamlessly move in an intuitive flexible fashion between AIR and maintenance and reliever therapy, by stepping up and down the dosing escalator across a spectrum of asthma severities. Head-to-head clinical studies are indicated to compare BUD-FORM versus BUD-ALB as AIR in mild asthma, and also BUD-FORM as maintenance and reliever therapy versus BUD-ALB as AIR plus maintenance ICS-long-acting beta-agonist in moderate to severe asthma. Patients should be encouraged to make an informed decision in conjunction with their health care professional regarding the best therapeutic option tailored to their individual needs, which in turn is likely to result in long-term compliance and associated optimal asthma control.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice - 12(2024), 4 vom: 10. Apr., Seite 889-893

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lipworth, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Kuo, Chris RuiWen [VerfasserIn]
Stewart, Kirsten [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Rory [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

51333-22-3
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Albuterol
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Anti-inflammatory reliever
Asthma
Bronchodilator Agents
Budesonide
Budesonide, Formoterol Fumarate Drug Combination
Drug Combinations
Ethanolamines
Exacerbations
Formoterol
Formoterol Fumarate
Inhaled corticosteroid
Journal Article
QF8SVZ843E
Type 2 (T2) inflammation
W34SHF8J2K

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Date Completed 09.04.2024

Date Revised 09.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaip.2024.02.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368366073