Enhanced persistence with tiotropium compared with other respiratory drugs in COPD
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Health outcomes following treatment for six months with once daily tiotropium compared with twice daily salmeterol in patients with COPD.
BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to record exacerbations and health resource use in patients with COPD during 6 months of treatment with tiotropium, salmeterol, or matching placebos. METHODS Patients with COPD were enrolled in two 6-month randomised, placebo controlled, double blind, double dummy studies of tiotropium 18 micro g once daily via HandiHaler or salmeterol 50 micro g twice daily ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.01.025