After analyzing all AstraZeneca's clinical trials data on budesonide for asthma (26 placebo-controlled, n~14,000; 60 non-placebo-controlled, n~33,000), O'Byrne et al found no increased risk of pneumonia with use of budesonide by asthmatics, who contracted 1-2 detected pneumonias per 100 patient-years of treatment.
Budesonide didn't cause pneumonia in asthmatics
Budesonide didn't cause pneumonia in…
Budesonide didn't cause pneumonia in asthmatics
After analyzing all AstraZeneca's clinical trials data on budesonide for asthma (26 placebo-controlled, n~14,000; 60 non-placebo-controlled, n~33,000), O'Byrne et al found no increased risk of pneumonia with use of budesonide by asthmatics, who contracted 1-2 detected pneumonias per 100 patient-years of treatment.