Cost-effectiveness and healthcare budget impact in Italy of inhaled corticosteroids and brochodilators for severe and very severe COPD patients

RD Negro, M Eandi, L Pradelli… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Current practice guidelines for the treatment of COPD recommend the use of combined
inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting bronchodilators in severe and very severe patients …

The effect on total mortality of adding inhaled corticosteroids to long-acting bronchodilators for COPD: a real practice analysis in Italy

M Di Martino, N Agabiti, S Cascini… - COPD: Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. Chronic therapy with long-acting bronchodilators (LB) is recommended to treat
moderate-to-severe COPD. Although the benefits of adding inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) to …

Outcomes and costs of treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with inhaled fixed combinations: the Italian perspective of the PATHOS study

A Roggeri, C Micheletto, DP Roggeri - International Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Fixed-dose combinations of inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2-agonists
have proven to prevent and reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

[HTML][HTML] Economic impact of reducing inappropriate inhaled corticosteroids use in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: ISPOR's guidance on budget …

T Fens, S van der Pol, JWH Kocks, MJ Postma… - Value in Health, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess the budget impact of restricting inappropriate inhaled corticosteroids
(ICS) use according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) …

Overtreatment of COPD with inhaled corticosteroids-implications for safety and costs: cross-sectional observational study

P White, H Thornton, H Pinnock, S Georgopoulou… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Combined inhaled long-acting beta-agonists and corticosteroids (LABA+ ICS)
are costly. They are recommended in severe or very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Methodological issues in therapeutic trials of COPD

S Suissa, P Ernst, KL Vandemheen… - European Respiratory …, 2008 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The recent Towards a Revolution in COPD Health (TORCH) randomised trial replicated the
findings of previous trials in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on the apparent …

Inhaled corticosteroid use among COPD patients in primary care in Spain

M Miravitlles, M Roman-Rodríguez… - … journal of chronic …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are frequently used to treat chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) outside the current recommendations. Our aim was to describe …

The dose of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD: when less is better

JL Izquierdo, BG Cosio - International Journal of Chronic …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background The use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in combination with bronchodilators in
patients with COPD has been shown to decrease the rate of disease exacerbations and to …

Cost-effectiveness analysis of three different combinations of inhalers for severe and very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at a tertiary care …

M Altaf, AM Zubedi, F Nazneen… - … in Clinical Research, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: This study aims at simplifying the practical patient management and offers
some general indications for pharmacotherapeutic choice by the implementation of (Global …

Recommendations for COPD management in Central and Eastern Europe

A Valipour, Z Aisanov, S Avdeev… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
strategy report provides guidance on effective management of chronic obstructive …