The Burden of Illness Related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in Québec, Canada

<table class="algorithm-group"><tr><td><table class="algorithm" id="figbox1"><tr><td colspan="2"><i>Medication</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Formoterol fumarate</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Salmeterol</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Salbutamol</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Fenoterol</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Terbutaline</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Fenoterol/ipratropium</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Salbutamol/ipratropium</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Ipratropium bromide</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Tiotropium bromide</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Salmeterol/fluticasone propionate</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Budesonide</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Theophylline</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Oxtriphylline</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Fluticasone propionate</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Beclomethasone</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>COPD medication prescriptions for determining patient eligibility.</div>

Canadian Respiratory Journal

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Box 1: The Burden of Illness Related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in Québec, Canada 