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ArticleAdvances in therapy2017

Evaluation of the Efficiency of Single-Inhaler Combination Therapy with Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate in Patients with Bronchial Asthma in Daily Clinical Practice.

Michał Pirożyński, Piotr Hantulik, Agnieszka Almgren-Rachtan, Jerzy Chudek

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Article in Advances in therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. EasyhalerDrugs in context · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Michał PirożyńskiDepartment of Allergology and Pulmonology, Postgraduate Centre for Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
Piotr HantulikMedical Affairs, Orion Pharma Poland Co. Ltd, Warsaw, Poland.
Agnieszka Almgren-RachtanDepartment of Pharmacovigilance, Europharma Rachtan Co. Ltd, Katowice, Poland.
Jerzy ChudekDepartment of Internal Medicine and Oncological Chemotherapy, Medical Faculty in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. chj@poczta.fm.ORCID 0000-0002-6367-7794

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe effectiveness of single-inhaler budesonide/formoterol fumarate combination therapy for asthma has been previously shown for the original product. The aim of this nonrandomized, open-label, postauthorization efficacy study (PAES) real-life clinical assessment was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a second product (Bufomix Easyhaler

methodsThis multicenter PAES was conducted by 220 unselected allergologists and pulmonologists who enrolled 2200 adult outpatients (age 49.8 ± 17.9 years) with asthma treated with Bufomix Easyhaler

resultsThe percentage of patients with well-controlled asthma or total control of asthma (ACT score 20-25 points) increased from 46.6% at the first visit to 90.8% at the third visit (p < 0.001). In addition, the percentage of patients with poor control of asthma (ACT score less than 15 points) decreased from 14.9% to 1.2% (p < 0.001). The adherence rate increased from 88% at the first visit to 95.3% at the third visit. Patient satisfaction with the use of this dry powder inhaler increased with the duration of its use. Only one adverse drug reaction was reported.

conclusionThe results obtained confirm the effectiveness of Bufomix Easyhaler

fundingOrion Corporation.

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Administration, InhalationAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAsthmaBronchodilator AgentsBudesonideCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFormoterol FumarateHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeBronchodilator AgentsBudesonideFormoterol FumarateBronchial asthmaBudesonideCombination therapyDry powder inhalerFormoterol fumarateInhaled corticosteroidsPostauthorization efficacy studyRespiratory

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PMID29119403
PMCPMC5709454

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