Over the past 20 years, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has regularly published and
annually updated a global strategy for asthma management and prevention that has formed …

Although the main goal of asthma management guidelines is to achieve and maintain
clinical control, reported levels of not well-controlled asthma remain high. The aim of this …

Background Patients with asthma who are inadequately controlled on inhaled corticosteroid–
long-acting β 2-adrenoceptor agonist (ICS–LABA) combinations might benefit from the …

Asthma is characterized by chronic lung inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness.
Asthma remains a major public health problem and, at present, there are no effective …

Clinical research showed that asthma control is an achievable target. However, real‐life
observations suggest that a significant proportion of patients suffer from symptoms and …

Background Results from phase III clinical trials in adults and phase II clinical trials in
children and adolescents demonstrate that tiotropium is an effective treatment when added …

Background Studies in adults and adolescents have demonstrated that tiotropium is
efficacious as an add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) with or without other …

The 2006 European National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS) showed that a large
proportion of asthmatics had uncontrolled asthma. The current analysis estimated the …

Abstract Introduction Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) is a validated tool to measure
asthma control. Cut-off points that best discriminate “well-controlled” or “not well-controlled” …

Asthma is a global problem affecting millions of people all over the world. Monitoring of
asthma both in children and in adulthood is an indispensable tool for the optimal disease …