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Barriers to and competency with the use of metered dose inhaler and its impact on disease control among adult asthmatic patients in Ethiopia

Research article – Open Access Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Efrata Ashuro Shegena, Natnael Fentie Gessie, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohanns & Mohammed Assen Seid  BMC Pulmonary Medicine volume 20, Article number: 48 (2020)  Abstract Background Asthma is one of the chronic diseases which…

A practical “anti-inflammatory reliever therapy”-based algorithm based on the GINA 2019 update is presented, together with a prototype action plan to facilitate its implementation.

Richard Beasley, Irene Braithwaite, Alex Semprini, Ciléin Kearns, Mark Weatherall, Tim W. Harrison, Alberto Papi, Ian D. Pavord European Respiratory Journal 2020 55: 1901407;  DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01407-2019 Introduction A stepwise approach to the pharmacological treatment of asthma is a key feature of current asthma guidelines. Through algorithms, treatment intensity is…

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of once-daily inhaled fluticasone furoate on the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical axis of children with asthma

Research – Open Access Philippe Bareille, Susan Tomkins, Varsha Imber, Mohammed Tayob, Karen Dunn, Rashmi Mehta & Sanjeev Khindri  Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology volume 16, 11 (2020)  Abstract Background To evaluate the effects of fluticasone furoate on the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical…