The availability of drugs for stable COPD treatment in China: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT: This survey aimed to investigate the availability of drugs for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment in Chinese hospitals and to determine whether drug availability significantly varied among hospitals with different characteristics. A well-constructed questionnaire was designed according to the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of COPD (revised version 2021). Both inhaled drugs (monotherapy, double therapy and triple therapy) and oral drugs (expectorants, theophylline, antibiotics, and bacterial lysates) were included in this survey. Doctors from different hospitals completed the survey via WeChat. The availability of each category and kind of drug was analyzed based on final valid responses. Subgroup analyses were also conducted to reveal drug av

SUBMITTER: Du D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760382 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature