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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 43
| Issue : 4 | Page : 463-465 |
A comparative study of efficacy and safety of arformoterol and salbutamol nebulization as rescue therapy in acute non-severe asthma
Sibes K Das1, Indranil Biswas2, Arun K Bandyopadhyay3, Tapan D Bairagya1, Somnath Bhattacharya1
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling - 734 012, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Pharmacology, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling - 734 012, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Ophthalmology, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling - 734 012, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Sibes K Das
Department of Respiratory Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling - 734 012, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.83123
Arformoterol, a long-acting beta-2 agonist, has a rapid onset and long duration of action. Its role as rescue medication in acute asthma attack is undetermined. To compare the efficacy and tolerability of arformoterol with salbutamol nebulization, a study was conducted among 50 patients with acute non-severe asthma. Patients were randomly assigned to group 1 (n = 25) and group 2 (n = 25) who received three doses of salbutamol and arformoterol nebulization, respectively, at 20-min intervals. The peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was measured at the baseline and 5 min after each dose. The demographics and baseline characteristics were comparable between the two groups. The mean PEFR significantly increased in both these groups when compared with the baseline. The increases in the PEFR in two groups were similar after the third dose. The adverse effects in both these groups were minor. Arformoterol was as effective and safe as salbutamol in acute non-severe asthma.
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