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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
This study compared the safety of formoterol (Oxis Turbuhaler; 90 microg delivered dose; 120 microg metered dose) with terbutaline (Bricanyl Turbuhaler; 10 mg), in patients with acute bronchoconstriction. Forty-eight patients (31 females) with a mean age of 45 yrs, were randomized into two parallel groups (double-blind design). Mean baseline forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) was 0.98 L (33% of predicted normal). Study drugs were administered on six occasions during 3 h (formoterol 4.5 microg or terbutaline 0.5 mg x inhalation(-1), 20 inhalations). Patients received intravenous prednisolone after 1.5 h and oxygen during the first 3 h. Pulse rate, serum potassium, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), Holter ECG, arterial blood gases and FEV1 were assessed during 12 h after the first dose. Four patients (one formoterol, three terbutaline) discontinued. The 12-h mean values of serum potassium decreased from 4.02 to 3.89 mmol x L(-1) for formoterol and from 4.22 to 3.76 mmol x L(-1) for terbutaline. Mean 12-h pulse rate was significantly (p<0.01) higher in the terbutaline group (101.7 beats per minute (bpm)) than in the formoterol group (93.5 bpm). No individual patient value was considered clinically important or alarming. FEV1 improved in both groups but with no statistically significant difference between treatments. Oxis Turbuhaler (90 microg) was at least as safe and well tolerated as terbutaline (10 mg) [DOSAGE ERROR CORRECTED] in patients with acute bronchoconstriction.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0903-1936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
928-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Acute Disease, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Bronchial Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Bronchodilator Agents, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Constriction, Pathologic, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Electrocardiography, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Electrocardiography, Ambulatory, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Ethanolamines, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Forced Expiratory Volume, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Gases, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Nebulizers and Vaporizers, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Potassium, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Pulse, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Safety, pubmed-meshheading:11829098-Terbutaline
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Safety of formoterol Turbuhaler at cumulative dose of 90 microg in patients with acute bronchial obstruction.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept of Internal Medicine and Allergology, Wroclaw University of Medicine, Poland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't