Comparison of the efficacy and safety of mometasone furoate dry powder inhaler to budesonide Turbuhaler

Autor: Barry N. Lutsky, R Suárez-Chacón, U Harnest, Jacques Hébert, Jean Bousquet, Bo Lundbäck, G Martinez Morales, S Visser, M M Nieminen, C H Barraza, Anthony D'Urzo, K.B. Nolop, L.-P. Boulet
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: The European respiratory journal. 16(5)
ISSN: 0903-1936
Popis: Mometasone furoate (MF) administered by dry powder inhaler (DPI) was composed with budesonide (BUD) Turbuhaler in the treatment of moderate persistent asthma. The patients were randomized to one of four treatment groups: MF DPI (100, 200, 400 microg b.i.d) or BUD Turbuhaler. 400 microg b.i.d in a 12-week, active-controlled, evaluator-blind, multicentre international trial. The primary efficacy variable was the mean change from baseline to endpoint (last treatment visit) in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). Changes in FEV1 showed a statistically significant superiority (p
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