José Augusto Rubim de Moura

Adherence rate to inhaled corticosteroids and their impact on asthma control

Background:  Poor asthma control is associated to high morbidity. The objective of this study was to assess the association between adherence rates to beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) and the degree of asthma control.

Tratamento profilático da asma

Objective: to review basic concepts, inhalation therapy, classification of asthma and peculiarities of asthma in developing countries. Sources: direct search in the Medline, HighWire and MD Consult databases. Summary of the findings: inhaled corticosteroids are the drugs of choice for the treatment of asthma. Alternatively, other drugs, such as long-acting beta-agonists and antileukotrienes could be considered. Conclusions: at an individual level, asthma treatment presents a satisfactory outcome. However, the great challenge for public health professionals and authorities is to provide treatment for asthmatic patients from low-income families living in developing countries.

Compliance with inhaled corticosteroid treatment: rates reported by guardians and measured by the pharmacy

A morbidade associada a asma e elevada,principalmente nos paises em desenvolvimento, e as falhas naadesaoaousodecorticoideinalatoriocontribuemparaestaelevacao.Este estudo objetiva comparar as taxas de adesao ao uso debeclometasonarelatadaspelosresponsaveiseasmensuradaspelosregistros de dispensacao farmaceutica do medicamento.