Effectiveness of drug therapies to treat or prevent respiratory syncytial virus infection-related morbidity

TY - JOUR

T1 - Effectiveness of drug therapies to treat or prevent respiratory syncytial virus infection-related morbidity

AU - Broughton, S

AU - Greenough, A

PY - 2003/10

Y1 - 2003/10

N2 - Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection causes a huge burden to the health service, as it results in a large number of in-patient days each year and increases the risk of asthma in childhood. In the acute phase, therapy is supportive as bronchodilators and corticosteroids have resulted, at best, only in short-term benefits; promising treatments for ventilated patients, such as exogenous surfactant, require further testing. Passive immunoprophylaxis reduces hospital admission in high risk groups. In the prevention of chronic respiratory morbidity following RSV infection, however, studies are needed to determine whether immunoprophylaxis will have a useful role and to identify which drug treatment will be most cost-effective.

AB - Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection causes a huge burden to the health service, as it results in a large number of in-patient days each year and increases the risk of asthma in childhood. In the acute phase, therapy is supportive as bronchodilators and corticosteroids have resulted, at best, only in short-term benefits; promising treatments for ventilated patients, such as exogenous surfactant, require further testing. Passive immunoprophylaxis reduces hospital admission in high risk groups. In the prevention of chronic respiratory morbidity following RSV infection, however, studies are needed to determine whether immunoprophylaxis will have a useful role and to identify which drug treatment will be most cost-effective.

M3 - Literature review

VL - 4

SP - 1801

EP - 1808

JO - EXPERT OPINION ON PHARMACOTHERAPY

JF - EXPERT OPINION ON PHARMACOTHERAPY

IS - 10

ER -