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ReviewTherapeutic advances in respiratory disease2017

Tobramycin inhalation powder for the treatment of pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in patients with cystic fibrosis: a review based on clinical evidence.

Kamal Hamed, Laurie Debonnett

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Review in Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kamal HamedNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, NJ 07936-1080, USA.
Laurie DebonnettNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, NJ 07936-1080, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic airway infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major cause of increased morbidity and mortality in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The development and widespread use of nebulized antibacterial therapies, including tobramycin inhalation solution (TIS), has led to improvements in lung function and quality of life. However, the use of nebulizers is associated with various challenges, including extended administration times and the need for frequent device cleaning and disinfection. Multiple therapies are required for patients with CF, which poses a considerable burden to patients, and adherence to the recommended treatments remains a challenge. Tobramycin inhalation powder (TIP), delivered via the T-326 Inhaler, has been shown to have similar clinical efficacy and safety as compared to TIS, with improved patient convenience, satisfaction, and treatment adherence. Long-term safety studies have shown that TIP was well tolerated with no unexpected adverse events in patients with CF. This review of the TIP pivotal and postmarketing studies reinforces the well-established efficacy and safety profile of TIP and its ease of use.

Indexed as

Administration, InhalationAnti-Bacterial AgentsCystic FibrosisHumansMedication AdherencePowdersPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsQuality of LifeTobramycinAnti-Bacterial AgentsPowdersTobramycincystic fibrosisequipment contaminationnebulizers and vaporizerspatient compliancepatient preferencePseudomonas aeruginosatobramycin

Identifiers

PMID28470103
PMCPMC5933546
OpenAlexW2588503966

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