Joshua J. Gagne

May 26, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | William B. Feldman |Jerry Avorn |Aaron S. Kesselheim |Joshua J. Gagne

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations and Pneumonia Hospitalizations Among New Users of Combination Maintenance Inhalers Key Points Question In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disase (COPD), are combination inhalers containing long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs) and long-acting β-agonists (LABAs) associated with a reduced incidence of exacerbations and pneumonia hospitalizations compared with inhalers containing inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) and LABAs?...