Conclusion: Tiotropium appears to be at least as effective as currently available alternatives in the treatment of patients with COPD who require daily bronchodilator treatment. Its simplified ...

[1] All of these pathophysiologic features are largely represented in asthma, and therefore, anticholinergic drugs ... the first-choice long-acting bronchodilator in COPD, has been studied in ...

Correspondence to: Professor R Rodríguez-Roisin Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; rororo{at}clinic.ub.es Early recognition of exacerbations and prompt ...

Indacaterol is an inhaled long-acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist used to relax bronchial smooth muscle and improve symptoms ...