This content is machine translated Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease New concepts in COPD management There are some changes in the 2023 GOLD recommendations, one of which is the clear emphasis on dual bronchodilation (LABA/LAMA) [1]. For most COPD patients, starting treatment with a LABA/LAMA…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Severe asthma A switch can be worthwhile – most of the time A proportion of patients with severe eosinophilic bronchial asthma show inadequate effects under IL-5 antibody therapy. Switching to an IL-5 receptor antibody may promise success under certain conditions. A recent…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Eosinophils Severe asthmatics are more likely to suffer from systemic steroids If a diagnosis of severe asthma is confirmed, adjunctive therapy with monoclonal antibodies may be considered. Currently, anti-IgE or anti-IL5 antibodies are available for this purpose, depending on the phenotype.…
