Approaches to drug therapy in patients with stable COPD: suggested treatment algorithm

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality occupying the third place in the list. [31] More than 90% of patients with the established diagnosis receive no treatment under the current guidelines. [38, 9] The vital task is to develop and implement efficient algorithms for diagnosis and treatment of the pathology in line with the current understanding of the most effective methods of treatment of COPD, as well as ease of their clinical use for pulmonologists as well as for physicians, general practitioners, etc.

Keywords

• хроническая обструктивная болезнь легких
• рекомендации
• алгоритм терапии
• бронхолитики
• ингаляционные глюкокортикостероиды
• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• treatment algorithm
• long-acting bronchodilators