I was at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology(AAAAI) Meeting yesterday and attended an interesting talk given by Dr Paul Greenberger from Northwestern University. He presented data showing that ther is variability in response to medications depending on various factors. He showed how racial and genetic differences affected the response to short-acting beta agonist inhalers such as Albuterol inhaler. He shared a study showing data that African-Americans respond better to albuterol than Caucasians, and that in Hispanics, Puerto Ricans responded better than Mexicans to short-acting beta agonist agents.
Dr Greenberger also shared interesting data from separate studies how cigarette smoking negatively affects the response to inhaled and oral steroids in asthma patients. Another excellent reason to quit smoking.
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