Fixed-dose albuterol-budesonide rescue inhaler cuts severe asthma attack risk: MANDALA

SAN FRANCISCO — In patients with uncontrolled moderate to severe asthma, a fixed-dose combination of albuterol and budesonide used as an as-needed rescue medication lowered risk for severe asthma exacerbations compared with albuterol alone.
“MANDALA met its primary endpoint: Albuterol-budesonide significantly reduced exacerbation risk vs. albuterol,” Alberto Papi, MD, professor of respiratory medicine at University of Ferrara Medical School in Italy, said during a presentation of the findings at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Results were

SAN FRANCISCO — In patients with uncontrolled moderate to severe asthma, a fixed-dose combination of albuterol and budesonide used as an as-needed rescue medication lowered risk for severe asthma exacerbations compared with albuterol alone.
“MANDALA met its primary endpoint: Albuterol-budesonide significantly reduced exacerbation risk vs. albuterol,” Alberto Papi, MD, professor of respiratory medicine at University of Ferrara Medical School in Italy, said during a presentation of the findings at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Results were