BRONCHIAL ASTHMA AMONG CHILDREN UNDER 8: HOW TO DECREASE THE RECURRENCE OF EXACERBATIONS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS?
The modern approach to the therapy of bronchial asthma among children includes wide application of the inhalant glucocorticosteroids. The application of the spray-based medicines provides for fast admission into the respiratory passages, high local activity, low risk of the systemic side effects. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Paediatrician Publishers, LLC
2009-02-01
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| Series: | Pediatričeskaâ Farmakologiâ |
| Online Access: | https://pf.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/1044 |
| Summary: | The modern approach to the therapy of bronchial asthma among children includes wide application of the inhalant glucocorticosteroids. The application of the spray-based medicines provides for fast admission into the respiratory passages, high local activity, low risk of the systemic side effects. The choice of a specific medicine depends both on the patient’s ability to effectively and correctly use the prescribed medication and a medicine itself. The highest number of hospitalizations and cases of seeking medical emergency advice is recorded among children aged under 4. The only inhalant glucocorticosteroids approved for application among children under 4 is budesonide in a suspension for inhalations.Key words: bronchial asthma, medical emergency advice, inhalant glucocorticosteroids, children. |
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| ISSN: | 1727-5776 2500-3089 |