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Corticosteroids are recommended by almost all international guidelines for the management of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Nevertheless, due to their side effects, there are still concerns regarding… Click to show full abstract
Corticosteroids are recommended by almost all international guidelines for the management of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Nevertheless, due to their side effects, there are still concerns regarding the use of systemic corticosteroids (SCs). The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guideline states nebulized budesonide (NB) may be a suitable alternative to SCs for treating COPD exacerbations. We conducted this study to systematically compare the efficacies of NB and SCs by using a meta‐analysis.
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Year Published: 2020
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