RESUMO
The basis of COPD maintenance treatment is the long-acting bronchodilators and the inhaled corticosteroids. Faced with the recent modifications in the clinical practice guidelines, we have carried out a review of studies that contrast the various therapeutic alternatives and pharmacological agents within each category, with the fundamental purpose of shedding light on which of these options prove to be more effective. Triple therapy stands out as essential in poorly controlled patients or with an eosinophilic phenotype, surpassing dual therapy. However, among the combinations of LAMA/LABA or LAMA/LABA/IC, no drug is observed to be superior in the reviewed evidence. Although triple therapies include corticosteroids, there does not appear to be a significant increase in side effects or pneumonia. Regarding monotherapy with LAMA, no significant differences are seen between the drugs, but in dual therapy with LABA/IC, the budesonide/formoterol combination seems to offer better control than fluticasone/salmeterol.
RESUMO
La terapia inhalada con broncodilatadores de acción larga es la base del tratamiento farmacológico de la EPOC. Con el fin conocer los que ofrecen un mejor control, se realizó una búsqueda en Medline (Pubmed). Se analizaron los estudios comparativos de terapia inhaladora en pacientes con EPOC. Tras la comparación entre la combinación fija LABA/LAMA frente LABA/CI en pacientes no exacerbadores, se concluye que hay un mejor control con LABA/LAMA. Dentro de las combinaciones LABA/CI, la combinación budesonida/formoterol ofreció un mejor control. En la terapia LAMA no hay grandes diferencias, pero comparada con LABA ofreció un mayor control. La triple terapia en un único dispositivo se muestra superior a la doble terapia y a la triple terapia en dos dispositivos, no habiendo diferencias relevantes entre las combinaciones disponibles (AU)
Inhaled therapy with long-acting bronchodilators is the base of pharmacological treatment in COPD. In order to find out those that offer better control, a search was carried out in Medline (Pubmed). Comparative studies of inhaler therapy in COPD patients were analyzed. The comparison between the fixed combination LABA/LAMA versus LABA/CI in non-exacerbating patients, revealed a better control with LABA/LAMA. Within the LABA/CI combinations, budesonide/formoterol combination offered better control. LAMA inhalers revealed no great differences, but when compared to LABA, it offered a better control. Regarding triple therapy in a single device, was superior to double therapy and to triple therapy in two devices, with no relevant differences among the available combinations(AU)
Assuntos
Humanos , Administração por Inalação , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica/tratamento farmacológico , Corticosteroides/administração & dosagem , Agonistas de Receptores Adrenérgicos beta 2/administração & dosagem , Broncodilatadores/administração & dosagem , Antagonistas Muscarínicos/administração & dosagem , Quimioterapia CombinadaRESUMO
Inhaled therapy with long-acting bronchodilators is the base of pharmacological treatment in COPD. In order to find out those that offer better control, a search was carried out in Medline (Pubmed). Comparative studies of inhaler therapy in COPD patients were analyzed. The comparison between the fixed combination LABA/LAMA versus LABA/CI in non-exacerbating patients, revealed a better control with LABA/LAMA. Within the LABA/CI combinations, budesonide/formoterol combination offered better control. LAMA inhalers revealed no great differences, but when compared to LABA, it offered a better control. Regarding triple therapy in a single device, was superior to double therapy and to triple therapy in two devices, with no relevant differences among the available combinations.
