Controller Medications in the Management of Bronchial Asthma
Controller Medications in the Management of Bronchial Asthma
The purpose of this study is to know the effect of another controller medication add on to
 the inhaled corticosteroid and long acting β2 agonist on clinical symptom, lung function and
 compliance in patients of moderate to severe persistent bronchial asthma.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  aged between 15 to 65 years of either sex

 -  had clinically diagnosed Bronchial asthma

 -  had poor asthma control defined by ACQ score (asthma control questionnaire) of 1.5 or
 greater

 -  FEV1 (Forced Expiratory Volume at 1 second) value of 50% or more of predicted

 -  improvement in FEV1 was greater than 15% after bronchodilator inhalation

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  major illness of system other than respiratory major respiratory illness other than
 asthma taken long acting anti histaminic within a preceding week of enrollment Smokers
 Pregnant and lactating woman history of hypersensitivity to any of above drugs