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Legal demands of the tiotropium bromide for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their financial impact for the State of Paraná, Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the legal demands of tiotropium bromide to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods We included secondary data from the pharmaceutical care management systems made available by the Paraná State Drug Center. Results Public interest civil action and ordinary...

Management of COPD within the Brazilian Unified Health Care System in the state of Bahia: an analysis of real-life medication use patterns

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe COPD pharmacological treatment patterns in the state of Bahia, Brazil, and to evaluate the extent to which these patterns conform to clinical guidelines for the management of COPD. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 441 patients referred from the Public Health ...

Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica en el Siglo XXI - Optimismo basado en evidencia

Rev. méd. Maule; 33 (2), 2018
There are increasingly more data on the prevalence and distribution of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) from around the world. COPD is predicted to be the third most frequent cause of death in the world by 2020. COPD is mainly caused by chronic tobacco smoking, which induces important changes...

Caracterización general de los pacientes con EPOC de la Región del Maule: resultados preliminares del estudio MaulEPOC

El objetivo de esta comunicación fue evaluar el perfil epidemiológico de los pacientes con Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica (EPOC) de la Región del Maule. Para ello, se contó con 127 pacientes EPOC clínicamente estables derivados por parte del neumólogo o que fueron atendidos en el centro d...

Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica y Tabaquismo

Resumen La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) es un importante problema de salud pública a nivel mundial, ocasionada principalmente por el consumo de tabaco. En Chile, la prevalencia de la EPOC es de 16,9% en mayores de 40 años. En pacientes con EPOC la prevalencia de tabaquismo activo es ...

Long-acting muscarinic antagonists vs. long-acting β 2 agonists in COPD exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs) provide superior therapeutic effects over long-acting β2 agonists (LABAs) for preventing COPD exacerbations. Methods: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials involving patients ...

Recommendations for the pharmacological treatment of COPD: questions and answers

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT The treatment of COPD has become increasingly effective. Measures that range from behavioral changes, reduction in exposure to risk factors, education about the disease and its course, rehabilitation, oxygen therapy, management of comorbidities, and surgical and pharmacological treatments to end...

El tratamiento con indacaterol-glicopirronio fue más efectivo que salmeterol-fluticasona en la prevención de las exacerbaciones de la EPOC

Perfil clínico de los pacientes ingresados al programa EPOC en un consultorio de atención primaria durante 10 años

Our objective was to determine the clinical profile of patients admitted to the COPD program of CESFAM Silva Henríquez of Puente Alto, Chile, between 2004 and 2014. We analyzed the clinical and spirometric data of medical and controls records as being admitted to the program. The predicted FEV1 percenta...