Pharmacological treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: from evidence-based medicine to phenotyping.

doi:10.1016/j.drudis.2014.08.004

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Pharmacological treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: from evidence-based medicine to phenotyping.

Drug discovery today - 1 Dec 2014

Montuschi Paolo, Malerba Mario, Santini Giuseppe, Miravitlles Marc

Abstract excerpt

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by large phenotype variability, reflected by a highly variable response to pharmacological treatment. Nevertheless, current guidelines suggest that patients with COPD of similar severity should be treated in the same way. The phenotype...

Topics

Animals
Asthma
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Phenotype
Precision Medicine
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

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