Equivalence of a single saline nebulised dose of formoterol powder vs three doses of nebulised Albuterol every twenty minutes in acute asthma in children: a suitable cost effective approach for developing nations
Allergol. immunopatol
; 36(4): 196-200, ago. 2008. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
An increase in asthma prevalence is reported from developed as well as developing nations, with rising costs from acute asthma and great expenditures to health care systems. Venezuelas Ministry of Health ambulatory facilities care for 80% or more of a mostly urban and impoverished population of 26 million inhabitants, registering close to a million acute asthma visits per year; a nebulised fixed fenoterol-ipratropium bromide combination (Berodual®, Boehringer-Ingelheim) in repeated dosing isthe standard treatment.Objectives:
to simplify acute asthma care and management in a cost effective manner employing Formoterol Fumarate powder, a long acting beta agonist with immediate bronchodilator effects.Methodology:
Fifty acute asthmatic children (5-12 years old) were randomly assigned (25 patients ineach group) to receive either a nebulised single dose (US $1.35) of two 12 g Formoterol Fumarate capsules (Foradil® 12 g/cap, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland) diluted in 2.5 ml of sterile saline solution; or 3 doses of Albuterol (US $ 6.73) every twenty minutes for one hour (Glaxo Smith Kline Albuterol ampoules, 2.5 mg/2.5 ml, at a dose of 0.15 mg/kg/dose, maximum dose 2.5 mg). Symptoms score, oxygen saturation and lung function testing were recorded before and one hour after commencing treatments.Results:
Both groups improved significantly on all parameters, except for FEV 1 in the Albuterol group.Conclusions:
Single dose nebulised Formoterol Fumarate (dry powder) in sterile saline solution, as depicted in this trial, is equivalent to three doses of Albuterol every twenty minutes for one hour in acute asthma in children, simplifying acute care management and at one fifth of medication costs. A pursuit of simpler and more cost effective approaches is found wanting in developing nations with depressed economies and unique cultural and socio-medical contexts; also, in countries where pharmaco-economics orients quality of health policies, novel approaches like this are worth exploringRESUMEN
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 4: Health financing
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Asthma
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Cost Efficiency Analysis
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Albuterol
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Fumarate Hydratase
Type of study:
Health economic evaluation
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Allergol. immunopatol
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad/Venezuela
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Hospital Pediátrico Elías Toro/Venezuela
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Hospital de Clínicas y Urología Tamanaco/Venezuela
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Research and Data Processing Inc/Venezuela