Comparative safety of inhaled medications in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Authors
Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2013
CRD SUMMARY: The authors concluded that this review provided a comparative safety spectrum for each category of inhaled medications. Tiotropium Soft Mist Inhaler had a higher risk of mortality and should be used with caution. With a small caveat regarding potential error and bias during the review, the authors' cautious conclusions and recommendations seem warranted and reliable.
Epistemonikos ID: 722efb40aff40b723f56a91533bcf0e26d89284e
First added on: May 30, 2013