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Tiotropium: a new therapeutic option in asthma.
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace - 1 Jan 2000
Novelli F, Costa F, Latorre M, Malagrinò L, Celi A, Vagaggini B, Paggiaro P
Abstract excerpt
Although bronchial hyperresponsiveness to cholinergic agents is a main feature of asthma, the role of anticholinergic drugs in chronic asthma management has been largely underestimated. Several single-dose studies comparing acute bronchodilation induced by ipratropium bromide with salbutamol have shown that salbutamol is more effective than ipratropium in treating asthma. Recently, tiotropium has been studied in...
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