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Table 4 How to achieve a quadrupling dose for participants on a combination inhaler

From: FourFold Asthma Study (FAST): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical cost-effectiveness of temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations

Current treatment

Additional treatment options

 

Option 1

Option 2

Seretide MDI 50/25 2 puffs bd

FP 50, 6 puffs bd

FP 125, 3 puffs bd

Seretide MDI 125/25, 2 puffs bd

FP 125, 6 puffs bd

FP 250, 3 puffs bd

Seretide MDI 250/25, 2 puffs bd

FP 250, 6 puffs bd

N/A

Seretide Accuhaler 100/50 1 puff bd

FP Disk 100, 3 puffs bd

N/A

Seretide Accuhaler 250/50 1 puff bd

FP Disk 250, 3 puffs bd

N/A

Seretide Accuhaler 500/50 1 puff bd

FP Diskhaler 500, 3 puffs bd

N/A

Symbicort Turbo 100/6 1 puff bd

Bud Turbo 100, 3 puffs bd

N/A

Symbicort Turbo 100/6 2 puffs bd

Bud Turbo 100, 6 puffs bd

Bud Turbo 200, 3 puffs bd

Symbicort Turbo 200/6 1 puff bd

Bud Turbo 200, 3 puffs bd

N/A

Symbicort Turbo 200/6 2 puffs bd

Bud Turbo 200, 6 puffs bd

Bud Turbo 400, 3 puffs bd

Symbicort Turbo 200/6 4 puffs bd

Bud Turbo 400, 6 puffs bd

N/A

Symbicort Turbo 400/12 1 puff bd

Bud Turbo 400, 3 puffs bd

N/A

Symbicort Turbo 400/12 2 puffs bd

Bud Turbo 400, 6 puffs bd

N/A

Fostair MDI 100/6, 1 puff bd

QVAR MDI 100, 3 puffs bd

N/A

Fostair MDI 100/6, 2 puffs bd

QVAR MDI 100, 6 puffs bd

N/A

Flutiform MDI 50/5, 2 puff bd

FP MDI 50, 6 puffs bd

N/A

Flutiform MDI 125/5, 2 puffs bd

FP MDI 125, 6 puffs bd

FP MDI 250, 3 puffs bd

Flutiform MDI 250/10, 2 puffs bd

FP MDI 250, 6 puffs bd

N/A

  1. bd twice daily, Bud budesonide, FP fluticasone dipropionate, MDI metered-dose inhaler