Comparison of the Efficacy/Safety of Symbicort® Turbuhaler®,Seretide™ Diskus™ 50/500 µg & Terbutaline Turbuhaler® 0.4 mg

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of a variable dose of Symbicort with a high fixed maintenance dose of another asthma medication, Seretide, in the treatment of asthma.

Timeline

Start

2005-05

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-05

Publications

• Lin JT, Chen P, Zhou X, Sun TY, Xie CM, Xiu QY, Yao WZ, Yang L, Yin KS, Zhang YM. Budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy in Chinese patients with asthma. Chin Med J (Engl). 2012 Sep;125(17):2994-3001.
• Bousquet J, Boulet LP, Peters MJ, Magnussen H, Quiralte J, Martinez-Aguilar NE, Carlsheimer A. Budesonide/formoterol for maintenance and relief in uncontrolled asthma vs. high-dose salmeterol/fluticasone. Respir Med. 2007 Dec;101(12):2437-46. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.07.014. Epub 2007 Oct 1.

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