Vedlikeholdsbehandling av kronisk obstruktiv lungesykdom
Engelsk titel: Maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Författare:
Volla T
;
Kopperud G
Email: trude.tangen.volla@pfizer.com
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 8
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 08041802
Sammanfattning
BACKGROUND : Treatment guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) recommend that disease severity should be decisive for the choice of drug.
MATERIAL AND METHODS : Medical records for patients with COPD were reviewed and an overview was made of the different drugs used for maintenance treatment. We examined the correspondence between drug classes used and guideline recommendations.
RESULTS : Glucocorticosteroids and long-acting bronchodilators are used more frequently for maintenance treatment than anticholinergic drugs and short-acting bronchodilators. The severity of COPD does not influence the prescription of glucocorticosteroides and long-acting bronchodilators.
INTERPRETATION : The physician's first choice of drug seems to continue as maintenance treatment. The results suggest that glucocorticosteroids are used more frequently than recommended by the COPD treatment guidelines.