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Review
. 2022 Dec 18;15(12):1581.
doi: 10.3390/ph15121581.

Challenges in the Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Pediatric Asthma

Ileana Ioniuc  1 , Ingrith Miron  1 , Vasile Valeriu Lupu  1 , Iuliana Magdalena Starcea  1 , Alice Azoicai  1 , Monica Alexoae  1 , Anca Adam Raileanu  1 , Felicia Dragan  2 , Ancuta Lupu  1
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Challenges in the Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Pediatric Asthma

Ileana Ioniuc et al. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). .

Abstract

Bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions in pediatric practice, with increasing prevalence hampered by poor socioeconomic impacts, leading to major public health issues. Considered as a complex heterogeneous syndrome, not a single disease, the management of the disease is a real challenge, impacting medical staff, patients and caregivers. Over the decades, a significant number of diagnostic and treatment regimen have been developed to achieve good standards, sustaining balanced control of the disease. This paper attempts a review on the establishment of new trends in the management of bronchial asthma in the pediatric age group.

Keywords: GINA; adolescent; child; pediatric bronchial asthma; treatment.

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Asthma treatment based on GINA 2022 recommendations for children aged 6–11 [6] and adapted from Recent Advances in Long-Term Management of Asthma (published online ahead of print, 20 January 2022). Indian J Pediatr. 2022 [42].
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Asthma treatment based on GINA 2022 recommendations for children aged ≥12 and adapted from Recent Advances in Long-Term Management of Asthma (published online ahead of print, 20 January 2022). Indian J Pediatr. 2022 [42].
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Management of severe forms of asthma adapted to GINA 2022 recommendations and from Recent Advances in Long-Term Management of Asthma (published online ahead of print, 20 January 2022). Indian J Pediatr. 2022 [42].
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Figure 4
Therapeutic management of acute exacerbations adapted from the Spanish asthma management guide GEMA 5.0 [3] and GINA 2022 [6].
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