Abstract: Respiratory diseases like asthma or COPD are gaining more and more importance worldwide due to an increased exposure of humans to inhalable compounds such as cigarette smoke, diesel exhaust or other forms of environmental pollution. Therefore, a high impact on national health systems is expected, meaning long-term treatment, with periodic examinations accompanied by high costs. Although a number of efficient drugs for these disease patterns, like Tiotropium (antimuscarinic), Salmetron (β-antagonist) or corticosteroids, are already available, a...
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Pharmacology
Toxicology