Pharmacological therapy for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract

Abstract In recent years, emphasis has shifted from preventing and treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to early prevention, early treatment, and disease stabilization, with the main goal of improving patients’ quality of life and reducing the frequency of acute exacerbations. This review summarizes pharmacological therapies for stable COPD.

Keywords

• bronchodilator
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• inhaled corticosteroid
• pharmacological therapy