Pharmacologic therapy plays a vital role, along with controlling asthma triggers, in the asthma self-management plan. It is important to note that underdiagnosis and inappropriate therapy are ...

In the traditional ‘step-wise’ asthma guideline model, therapy ... outcomes. SMART is currently only possible in inhalers containing the LABA formoterol, as its rapid onset of action ...

In adults with long-standing, mild persistent asthma who were given medication and instructed to initiate corticosteroid therapy according to a symptom-based action plan, regularly scheduled ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when ...

inhaler for both Maintenance And Relief Therapy for moderate to severe asthma, or SMART. In the United States, ICS-formoterol inhalers include Symbicort (budesonide-formoterol) and Dulera ...