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Pharmacological treatment and current controversies in COPD

Bronchodilators, corticosteroids, and antibiotics are still key elements for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the 2019 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) recommendations and this is due in part to our current inability to discover new drugs capable of deci...

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Autores principales: Cazzola, Mario, Rogliani, Paola, Stolz, Daiana, Matera, Maria Gabriella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6719668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508197
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.19811.1
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Sumario:Bronchodilators, corticosteroids, and antibiotics are still key elements for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the 2019 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) recommendations and this is due in part to our current inability to discover new drugs capable of decisively influencing the course of the disease. However, in recent years, information has been produced that, if used correctly, can allow us to improve the use of the available therapies.