Are COPD patients taking triple combination inhalers being overmedicated during acute exacerbations?

A. Moran (Oxford, United Kingdom), S. Poole (Oxford, United Kingdom), M. Harding (Oxford, United Kingdom), M. Bafadhel (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2019 – COPD treatment: cohorts and real-world studies
Session: COPD treatment: cohorts and real-world studies
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2499
Disease area: Airway diseases

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