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COPD patient characteristics predict response to maintenance drug


 

Azithromycin maintenance therapy may be best reserved for patients with mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and few symptoms, according to an analysis from the COLUMBUS randomized controlled trial. The study, reported on in Family Practice News , also revealed that patients with a high serum eosinophil level http://www.familypracticenews.com/specialty-focus/pulmonary-sleep-medicine/single-article-page/copd-patient-characteristics-predict-response-to-maintenance-drug/f29efaba9a4874ed9b754fb87b77b663.html.

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