[Use of sodium cromoglycate in nebulizations for asthmatic children less than 7 years of age]
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Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Severe Asthma
Published on: November 4, 2010
J J Sienra Monge1, M A Baeza Bacab, R Casillas Miranda
1Intal solución para nebulizar, Fisons Pharmaceutical México, D.F.
Abstract:
One of the new ways to treat the inter crisis of asthma, is the use of Cromolyn (SCG) in spray or in Rothaller and it's necessary that the patient help's in the cooperation to use this medication. Now with SCG in solution to nebulizer is easy to use this medication in young children. We studied 18 boys and girls in 5 different cities of the mexican Republic, all the patient were younger than 7 years old and had asthma, they received 20 mg. of SCG in nebulizer 4 time daily up to 12 weeks. At the end of the study we found that the symptoms and the use of symptomatic medication were reduce in important way with statistic significance. We conclude the use SCG in nebulizer is safety and efficacy to treat patient with chronic asthma.
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