Long-term antibiotics reduce COPD exacerbations, raise questions

Friday, November 21, 2008 - 08:07 in Health & Medicine

Long-term use of a macrolide antibiotic may reduce the frequency of exacerbations in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by as much as 35 percent, according to a London-based study.

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