📄 Abstract
The noncommunicable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ranks among the top five leading causes of death worldwide. It is a preventable chronic disease that has become a major public health concern globally, as well as in India. To improve the pharmacotherapies management of COPD and to increase awareness about the prevalence of the disease, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has updated recommendations for the disease, base on the current clinical effect. The present GOLD guideline endorses inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) combined with long-acting Bagonists (LABA) for a subgroup of patients. The article is an attempt to clearly define patient profiles that stand to benefit from ICS/LABA, LABA/long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA), and ICS/LABA/LAMA combination therapy based on current clinical evidence. The discussion is presented under the following headings: (i) Disease burden worldwide, as well as in India; (ii) Clinical symptoms and diagnosis of disease; (in) risk factors leading to the development of disease; (iii) Pharmacotherapies agents for COPD; (iv) Current updated recommendations from GOLD guidelines; (v) Subgroup of patients who can benefit from various combinations of therapeutic agents; and (vi) Comparative Analysis of clinical studies on various GOLD guideline-suggested combination therapies.
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📚 How to Cite:
Khandagale Rutuja Santosh , Prof. Miss. Renuka Balasaheb Thorat , Dr. Mahesh Pandurang Bhosale , A REVIEW ON COPD CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE , Volume 12 , Issue 1, January 2026, EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) ,