Resource utilization and economic impact of switching uncontrolled asthma and exacerbating COPD patients on monotherapy to fixed dose combination treatment in Germany

K. Westerhout, M. Treur, B. Bechtel (Rotterdam, Netherlands; Munich, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Looking at the cost effectiveness of asthma and COPD treatment by novel drugs and improved management
Disease area: Airway diseases

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K. Westerhout, M. Treur, B. Bechtel (Rotterdam, Netherlands; Munich, Germany). Resource utilization and economic impact of switching uncontrolled asthma and exacerbating COPD patients on monotherapy to fixed dose combination treatment in Germany. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 1296

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