Clinical remission and control in severe asthma: agreements and disagreements

Annamaria Bosi, Carlo Lombardi, Cristiano Caruso, Marcello Cottini, Ilaria Baglivo, Stefania Colantuono, Francesco Menzella

Article Type

Review

Published

This narrative review aims to frame the evolution of the debated concept of clinical remission as an ambitious and now concretely achievable outcome in modern asthma management, to highlight correct management of inhaled therapies, oral corticosteroids and biological drugs in this context, and, finally, to provide clinicians with insights that could be useful to achieve remission in the greatest possible number of patients.

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Feasibility and reliability of a quality indicator system for an ambulatory dispensing service

Andrea Jetzú Bautista Gómez, Maricela López Orozco, Liliana Barajas Esparza, Hermelinda de La Cruz Durán, Alejandro Chehue Romero, Isis Beatriz Bermúdez Camps, Ana María Téllez López, Laura Cristina López Vargas, María Isabel Valverde Merino, Fernando Martínez Martínez, Ivette Reyes Hernández

Article Type

Original Research

Published

This article aims to determine the feasibility and reliability of a quality indicator system for a drug dispensing service for paediatric outpatients in two Mexican hospitals.

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Understanding treatment goals and their application in clinical trial design for patients with Alzheimer disease and caregivers

David Gómez-Ulloa, M Chris Runken, Wilton I Rodriguez, Basilio Hernández, Montserrat Chivite, E Anne Davis, Paul Nisbet

Article Type

Original Research

Published

The goal of the present study was to survey patients with AD and caregivers to establish what they considered to be the most important treatment goals, thereby providing data for the systematic incorporation of these goals into Alzheimer disease clinical trials.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of fixed-dose combinations amongst attending physicians and residents: a cross-sectional evaluation

Dhyuti Gupta, Prithpal Singh Matreja, Shilpa Patrick, Meenu Thomas, Pooja Agarwal, Preeti Singh

Article Type

Original Research

Published

This study is a cross-sectional survey of physicians employed in a tertiary care teaching hospital to comprehend their level of knowledge regarding fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) as well as their attitude towards analysing the rationality of and their practice of prescribing these FDCs.

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