AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, L.P.

Pulmicort Respules well-tolerated in children with severe asthma

Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, December 9th, 2005

Long-term treatment with Pulmicort Respules (budesonide inhalation suspension), a product of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, L.P. (AZN), was well-tolerated in children with severe, oral corticosteroid-dependent asthma inadequately controlled on previous therapy, according to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting.

The open label safety study evaluated 397 pediatric asthma patients between the ages of 6 months and 8 years over the course of one and a half years. Doses of Pulmicort Respules were determined based on patient response to the medication with a median dose=3D0.8mg/d. No unexpected adverse events were...

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Source: Medicine and Law Weekly (2005-12-09)

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