Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common disorders that are
associated with increasing morbidity and mortality in older people. Bronchodilators are used …

Ageing is associated with important anatomical, physiological and psychosocial changes
that may have an impact on the management of obstructive airway diseases (asthma and …

The incidence of drug-induced adverse effects is likely to increase as a result of advanced
age and exposure of elderly patients to polypharmacy. Therefore, pharmacological therapy …

Although often regarded as a disease of childhood, asthma is common in elderly people.
Although recent figures show a decline over the past few years in the number of asthma …

The incidence of and mortality from both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
cardiovascular disease (CVD) increase with age. In addition, the average age of patients …

Asthma is under-recognised and undertreated in older populations. This is not surprising,
given that one-third of older people experience significant breathlessness. The differential …

A large-scale prospective study was conducted in 3810 Japanese elderly (⩾ 65 years old)
patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who had been …

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT• Despite active research, none of the
existing medications used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been …

The clinical use of theophylline as a first-line bronchodilator has declined during the last two
decades. However, in many clinical settings, such as an emergency bronchial asthma …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disability, largely encountered
in the elderly population, in whom it causes significant morbidity and mortality. The general …