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Study Showed Adherence to PULMICORT RESPULES(R) Results in Fewer ER Visits and Hospitalizations in Asthmatic Children.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 24-MAY-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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New Data Presented at 100th American Thoracic Society International Conference

SAN DIEGO, May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Young children who are adherent with asthma controller therapies overall, and specifically PULMICORT RESPULES(R) (budesonide inhalation suspension), have lower exacerbation rates, while those less adherent did not experience the same benefits(1), according to new data presented today at the 100th American Thoracic Society International Conference.

This study examined the relationship between patient outcomes and medication adherence with controller therapies, such as PULMICORT RESPULES, a nebulized inhaled corticosteroid used in the management of asthma. Patients who were more adherent (as defined by two or more prescriptions in the one year period) to controller therapy had a decrease in exacerbations (23.2% vs. 16.8%), while those less adherent had a smaller decrease (23.1% vs. 19.1%). Specifically, patients more adherent to PULMICORT RESPULES therapy had a decrease in exacerbations (25.3% vs. 18.6%), while those less adherent did...

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