Does the Term "Deflators" Reflect More Accurately the Beneficial Effects of Long-acting Bronchodilators in COPD?

COPD. 2016 Oct;13(5):537-9. doi: 10.3109/15412555.2016.1153615. Epub 2016 Apr 26.

Authors

Konstantinos Kostikas^{1

2}, Nikolaos M Siafakas³

Affiliations

¹ a Department of 2nd Respiratory Medicine Department , University of Athens Medical School , Athens , Greece.
² b Novartis Pharma AG , Basel , Switzerland.
³ c Professor Emeritus of Thoracic Medicine , University of Crete Medical School , Heraklion , Greece.

PMID: 27115572
DOI: 10.3109/15412555.2016.1153615

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Bronchodilator Agents / pharmacology*
Bronchodilator Agents / therapeutic use
Delayed-Action Preparations
Humans
Lung / drug effects*
Lung / physiopathology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / drug therapy*
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology
Terminology as Topic*

Substances

Bronchodilator Agents
Delayed-Action Preparations