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The Addition Of Tiotropium In Uncontrolled Asthma, Kathryn Gray
The Addition Of Tiotropium In Uncontrolled Asthma, Kathryn Gray
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• Many patients with asthma have poorly controlled disease despite the use of both an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and a long acting beta agonist (LABA).
• The review explored several studies that compared the addition of tiotropium to patients with uncontrolled asthma currently using both a ICA and a LABA to determine if further symptom reduction is obtained along with reduction of exacerbations
• It was found that patients with poorly controlled asthma will benefit from the addition of tiotropium to the current medication regimen of an ICS and a LABA. Tiotropium offers providers an additional disease controlling option in …