A 62-year-old woman with COPD and no asthma features has been on LABA/ICS for years with no exacerbations and eosinophils 80/µL. What do guidelines su...

Question

A 62-year-old woman with COPD and no asthma features has been on LABA/ICS for years with no exacerbations and eosinophils 80/µL. What do guidelines suggest?

Accepted Answer

Switch to LABA/LAMA and consider de-escalating ICS

Answer

Continue LABA/ICS indefinitely for all patients

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Stop all controller therapy

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Add oral prednisone 5 mg daily chronically

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Switch to ICS monotherapy

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A 62-year-old woman with COPD and no asthma features has been on LABA/ICS for years with no exacerbations and eosinophils 80/µL. What do guidelines suggest?