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SUBMITTER: Muruganandan S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4476436 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Muruganandan Sanjeevan S Jayaram Lata L
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 20150618
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive, debilitating disorder that results in frequent exacerbations and impacts quality of life. It represents a growing burden of health care cost, both from societal and economic perspectives. Short- and long-acting bronchodilators remain the mainstay of therapy in COPD patients. New fixed-dose combination inhalers with novel pharmacological combinations of long-acting β2-agonists and muscarinic antagonists and delivered once-daily throug ...[more]