Patients prefer combination asthma inhaler: study
Budesonide-formoterol as needed more popular than maintenance ICS among those who have tried both
12th February 2020
By Clare Pain
Patients with mild asthma report more satisfaction with using a combination inhaler as needed than having to be on maintenance steroids, a study shows.
A trial comparing as-needed use of a combination inhaler with conventional maintenance inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) plus short-acting beta-agonists (SABA) in people with mild-to-moderate asthma suggests that 90% of those using the combination inhaler prefer it.
The New Zealand-led PRACTICAL