Asthma and COPID: differences and similarities - With special reference to the usefulness of budesonide/formoterol in a single inhaler (Symbicort (R)) in both diseases
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) both have a high prevalence worldwide and yet each condition remains underdiagnosed. Despite a number of common features, these inflammatory respiratory syndromes have distinct clinical outcomes. COPD represents a greater economic burden than asthma because it has a less favourable prognosis and is associated with greater morbidity and mortal