COPD Medicines: Risky or Safe?
COPD Medicines: Risky or Safe?
Study Links 2 COPD Drugs to Risks of Heart Attack, Stroke, Death
Physicians who care for COPD patients, he says, should read the report carefully and then use their clinical judgment to decide the best treatment.
Other options for treating COPD include inhaled steroids and long-acting bronchodilators, he says, or a combination of treatments. If the COPD is severe, he says, "it is common to take all three."
For COPD patients, he has this advice: "COPD patients should sit with their doctors and say, 'Look, I read this [study], I am concerned about this." Ask the doctor what medicines are best and why, he says.
COPD Medicines: Risky or Safe?
Study Links 2 COPD Drugs to Risks of Heart Attack, Stroke, Death
COPD Medicines: Ask Your Doctor continued...
Physicians who care for COPD patients, he says, should read the report carefully and then use their clinical judgment to decide the best treatment.
Other options for treating COPD include inhaled steroids and long-acting bronchodilators, he says, or a combination of treatments. If the COPD is severe, he says, "it is common to take all three."
For COPD patients, he has this advice: "COPD patients should sit with their doctors and say, 'Look, I read this [study], I am concerned about this." Ask the doctor what medicines are best and why, he says.