Journal article
An evaluation of the efficacy and safety of azelastine in patients with chronic asthma. Azelastine-Asthma Study Group
Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, v 97(6), pp 1218-1224
Jun 1996
PMID: 8648016
Abstract
BACKGROUNDAzelastine, an oral nonsteroidal, antiinflammatory drug with a good safety profile, has demonstrated relief of symptoms in patients with asthma.OBJECTIVEThe study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of azelastine, a novel antiallergy compound, in patients with asthma who required maintenance therapy.METHODSDuring this 16-week, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group study, patients received orally administered azelastine (4 mg twice daily), albuterol sulfate (4 mg twice daily), or placebo.RESULTSOverall, patients in the azelastine group used 2.5 times less backup medication (p = 0.024) for relief of their asthma symptoms than patients in the placebo group. Reductions in asthma symptoms in the azelastine group were also noted throughout the double-blind treatment period. Moreover, the azelastine group had statistically significant improvements in FEV1 after the first dose of medication. The only notable adverse experiences in the azelastine group were alterations in taste perception and a small mean increase in body weight.CONCLUSIONOral administration of azelastine to patients with asthma resulted in overall improvement in airway function while reducing the requirement for adjunctive antiasthma medications.
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- Title
- An evaluation of the efficacy and safety of azelastine in patients with chronic asthma. Azelastine-Asthma Study Group
- Creators
- James P. Kemp - United StatesDavid S. PearlmanDavid G. TinkelmanJohn M. WeilerDavid BernsteinWilliam BusseArthur DeGraffLouis DiamondRobert DockhornLyndon MansfieldWilliam PiersonJames SeltzerSheldon SpectorMarc GoldsteinMichael LawrenceThomas A. D'Eletto
- Publication Details
- Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, v 97(6), pp 1218-1224
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics; General Internal Medicine
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-8944258112
- Other Identifier
- 991021930845404721