The previous French Society of Respiratory Diseases (SPLF, Société de Pneumologie de
Langue Française) position paper on pharmacological treatment optimization in stable …

In recent years, several global and local guidelines, recommendations and proposals on
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management have been published [1–14] …

The Société de Pneumologie de Langue Française proposes a decision algorithm on long-
term pharmacological COPD treatment. A working group reviewed the literature published …

Introduction Over the last decade, new evidence and many guidelines have been published
on COPD pharmacological treatments; prescriptions are often not in accordance with …

The number of pharmacological treatments available for COPD has increased markedly in
the last years, mostly corresponding to new agents, combinations and devices within know …

Introduction: The GOLD 2011 report recommends the new approach to the management of
the COPD patients based on symptom burden and future risk of exacerbations. Aims and …

Introduction Guidelines recommendations for the treatment of COPD are poorly followed.
This could be related to the complexity of classification and treatment algorithms. The …

The right treatment for the right patient with COPD: lessons from the IMPACT trial |
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BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a widespread chronic
disease characterised by irreversible airway obstruction [1]. Features of clinical practice and …

Introduction: Treatment recommendations are based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
However, only about 1 in 20 people meet the inclusion criteria for RCTs forming consensus …