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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Long acting beta2 agonists



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In the management of asthma, long-term control of symptoms is vital. If not, patients will have to suffer frequent bouts of asthma attacks and may require frequent hospital admissions. At the same time, the quality of life among such patients will also diminish. Long acting beta2 agonists is one drug that can help relieve moderate to severe persistent asthma although it should not be used alone but only in combination with a corticosteroids.