When patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease switch their inhaler regimen, there can be consequences for clinical outcomes, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
These switches also can negatively affect the doctor-patient relationship, Omar S. Usmani, MB BS, PhD, FHEA, FRCP, FERS, professor of respiratory medicine at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, and colleagues wrote.
The researchers reviewed 21 studies, including four covering asthma, six on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease