However, hospitalized patients might also benefit from higher doses of systemic steroids initially, followed by an oral taper dose. Conclusion. In the treatment of COPD exacerbations, systemic ...

Patients with acute COPD exacerbation should be treated with systemic corticosteroids, antibiotics and NPPV. Systemic corticosteroids reduce treatment failures in both in-hospital and outpatient ...

Administering the drug via injection during eosinophilic exacerbations reduced the need for further treatment by 30% compared to traditional steroid tablets like prednisolone. “This could be a ...

Nearly 50% of patients were initially prescribed LABA/inhaled corticosteroids ... evaluated 191,823 adults with COPD starting a new inhaled maintenance medication via Optum’s Clinformatics ...