Beta-agonist overuse and delay in obtaining medical review in high risk asthma: a secondary analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial

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Beta-agonist overuse and delay in obtaining medical review in high risk asthma: a secondary analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial

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Asthma mortality surveys report delays in seeking medical review and overuse of beta-agonist therapy as factors contributing to a fatal outcome. However, the strength of these associations is limited because many asthma deaths are unwitnessed. We undertook a secondary analysis of data from a 24-week randomised controlled trial of 303 patients with high-risk asthma, randomised to combination budesonide/formoterol inhaler according to a single maintenance and reliever therapy regimen or fixed d...

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2017-05-11

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Pilcher, Janine / Patel, Mitesh / Pritchard, Alison / Thayabaran, Darmiga / Ebmeier, Stefan / Shaw, Dominick / Black, Peter / Braithwaite, Irene / Weatherall, Mark / Beasley, Richard

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/25902

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Administration, Inhalation / Adult / Albuterol - administration & dosage / Anti-Asthmatic Agents - administration & dosage / Asthma - diagnosis / Asthma - drug therapy / Budesonide, Formoterol Fumarate Drug Combination - administration & dosage / Drug Therapy, Combination / Female / Humans / Male / Nebulizers and Vaporizers / Prescription Drug Overuse / Treatment Outcome

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