Pharmacotherapy in bronchopulmonary dysplasia
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P W Blanchard1, T M Brown, A L Coates
1Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Clinic, McGill University-Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, Quebec, Canada.
Clinics in Perinatology
|December 1, 1987
Abstract:
This article reviews the current data available on the most frequently used drugs in bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Oxygen, diuretics, bronchodilators, steroids, ribavirin, and antioxidants, as well as medication available for pulmonary hypertension, systemic hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux are discussed, with emphasis on known advantages, side effects, and current dosage.