Bronchodilator Agents

Known as: Bronchial Dilating Agents, Bronchial-Dilating Agents, Agents, Bronchial-Dilating 
A type of drug that causes small airways in the lungs to open up. Bronchodilators are inhaled and are used to treat breathing disorders, such as… (More)
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Review
2014
Review
2014
Bronchodilators for bronchiolitis.
BACKGROUND Bronchiolitis is an acute, viral lower respiratory tract infection affecting infants and is sometimes treated with… (More)
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Analysis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations with the dual bronchodilator QVA149 compared with glycopyrronium and tiotropium (SPARK): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group…
BACKGROUND We evaluated the effect of dual, longacting inhaled bronchodilator treatment on exacerbations in patients with severe… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Roflumilast in moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated with longacting bronchodilators: two randomised clinical trials
BACKGROUND Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have few options for treatment. The efficacy and safety of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Bronchodilator responsiveness in patients with COPD.
The degree of acute improvement in spirometric indices after bronchodilator inhalation varies among chronic obstructive pulmonary… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Regional lung deposition and bronchodilator response as a function of beta2-agonist particle size.
RATIONALE Aerosol particle size influences the extent, distribution, and site of inhaled drug deposition within the airways… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD: a summary of the ATS/ERS position paper.
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 932 Goals and objectives 933 Participants 933 Evidence… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Bronchodilator reversibility testing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
BACKGROUND A limited or absent bronchodilator response is used to classify chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and can… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The occurrence of sleep-disordered breathing among middle-aged adults.
BACKGROUND Limited data have suggested that sleep-disordered breathing, a condition of repeated episodes of apnea and hypopnea… (More)
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Serevent nationwide surveillance study: comparison of salmeterol with salbutamol in asthmatic patients who require regular bronchodilator treatment.
OBJECTIVE To compare safety of salmeterol and salbutamol in treating asthma. DESIGN Double blind, randomised clinical trial in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Most asthmatics have gastroesophageal reflux with or without bronchodilator therapy.
The relationship between gastroesophageal reflux and asthma has not been clearly defined. We measured the lower esophageal… (More)
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