Bronchodilator therapy forms the mainstay of treatment for people with COPD. Bronchodilators work by altering the airways’ smooth muscle tone, leading to widening of the airways, which ...
Background: In contrast to asthma, the indication for bronchodilators prior to bronchoscopy in patients with COPD has not been properly investigated. We therefore performed a randomized ...
Patients satisfying the criteria for the COPD group were randomly assigned to either 200 µg of inhaled salbutamol (two puffs at 100 µg per puff) or identical placebo delivered by a 1-L spacer ...
Traditionally, COPD management has relied on bronchodilators, pulmonary rehabilitation, steroids, and invasive options like lung transplantation or lung volume reduction surgery, leaving a gap in ...
Medications such as bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory drugs are integral to COPD management. Administering these medications early on helps alleviate symptoms, control inflammation and ...
A combination of lifestyle changes, pulmonary rehab, and treatments like bronchodilators and corticosteroids can help COPD patients live as fully and well as possible.
A new study suggests COPD patients experience improved lung function and breathlessness after direct switch from long-acting bronchodilators or steroid containing combination therapies to ...
Current treatment options for COPD include bronchodilators such as beta2-agonists and anticholinergics, standalone or combination inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), and other combination medications.