Friday Jun 18, 2010
Podcast 92: Corticosteroids in COPD exacerbations — high-dose intravenous or low-dose oral?
A JAMA paper suggests that in all but the most severe exacerbations of COPD, it’s best to start off with low-dose oral corticosteroids rather than the higher-dose intravenous treatment that, contrary to guideline recommendations, almost everyone now gets. Our conversation this week is with the study’s first author, Dr. Peter Lindenauer.
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Interview-related links:
- COPD guidelines from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- JAMA article abstract
News-related links:
- Increased cancer risk with ARBs
- Diabetes, its treatments, and cancer risks
- FDA announces review of olmesartan
- FDA’s MedWatch reporting site