Patterns of Quick-Relief and Long-term Controller Medication Use in Pediatric Asthma PURPOSE OF THE STUDY.: To simultaneously examine adherence to long-term controller and quick-relief medications and to contrast patterns of medication use in children with asthma. STUDY POPULATION.: There were 75 ch...
Norris S, McNally T, Thakurta S. Drug class review: Quick-relief medications for asthma. 2008. Available: http://www.ohsu.edu/drugeffectiveness/reports/final.cfm . Accessed January 1, 2010.Norris SL, McNally TK, Thakurta S: Drug Class Review: Quick-Relief Medications for Asthma 2008. ...
Inhaled short-acting β-agonists are recommended for quick relief of bronchospasm ('rescue' therapy) in asthmatic patients. However, because these agents affect only the early phase of the asthmatic reaction and lack anti- inflammatory properties, they are indicated as monotherapy only for mild int...
To simultaneously examine adherence to long-term controller and quick-relief medications and to contrast patterns of medication use in children with asthma. Cross-sectional, 1-month follow-up study conducted with 75 children ages 8 to 16 years diagnosed with persistent asthma and prescribed quick-rel...
Asthma-Related Anxiety and Quick-Relief Medication Use in Urban Children with Asthma This study focused on the association between asthma-related anxiety and the use of quick-relief asthma medications in a low-income, urban sample in Richmond, Virginia. Child participants range in age from 7 to ...
Teaching patients to monitor symptoms or peak flow can reduce asthma morbidity; peak flow meters can indicate airway tightening hours or days before asthma symptoms occur.10 Self-management approaches, which teach patients to identify their own adherence barriers, monitor their own medication use, set...
Medline ® Abstract for Reference 9 of 'Asthma in children younger than 12 years: Quick-relief (rescue) treatment for acute symptoms'9 PubMed | TI Levalbuterol versus racemic albuterol in the treatment of acute exacerbation of asthma in children. AU Hardasmalani MD, D...
Press, MD, MPH JAMA Key Points Question What is the efficacy associated with using inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β-agonists (LABAs) together as both the controller and the quick relief therapy termed single maintenance and reliever therapy (SMART) in patients with persistent asthma?
Airborne particulate matter from primarily geologic, non-industrial sources at levels below National Ambient Air Quality Standards is associated with outpatient visits for asthma and quick-relief medication prescriptions among children less than 20 years old enrolled in Medicaid in Anchorage, Alaska Author...
as the controller and the quick relief therapy termed single maintenance and reliever therapy (smart) is a potential therapeutic regimen for the management of persistent asthma. objective to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of smart in patients with persistent asthma. ...