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Pulmonology
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Obstructive Lung Disease
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Asthma
What is your preferred rescue inhaler for patients with asthma?
Do you favor albuterol PRN, albuterol/budesonide PRN, or SMART therapy with ICS/formoterol?
Answer from: at Community Practice
The problem with using ICS/formoterol is that the patient will run out of doses before the end of the month if they take it on a BID basis.
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Answer from: at Academic Institution
SMART with ICS/formoterol. I tend to think all asthma patients should be on SMART therapy (ICS/formoterol). Just don't really see the reason to not treat that way.
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