Evaluation of inhaler technique and achievement and maintenance of mastery of budesonide/formoterol Spiromax® compared with budesonide/formoterol Turbuhaler® in adult patients with asthma: the Easy Low Instruction Over Time (ELIOT) study

Abstract Background Incorrect inhaler technique is a common cause of poor asthma control. This two-phase pragmatic study evaluated inhaler technique mastery and maintenance of mastery with DuoResp® (budesonide-formoterol [BF]) Spiromax® compared with Symbicort® (BF) Turbuhaler® in patients with asth...

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Published in:	BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Main Authors:	David B. Price, Vicky Thomas, P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich, Nicolas Roche, Federico Lavorini, Priyanka Raju, Daryl Freeman, Carole Nicholls, Iain R. Small, Erika Sims, Guilherme Safioti, Janice Canvin, Henry Chrystyn
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-06-01
Subjects:	Budesonide/formoterol Dry-powder inhaler Inhaler technique Inhaler mastery Intuitive Pragmatic clinical trial
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0665-x