Abstract
Asthma is a heterogeneous disease characterized by airway inflammation. Daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) plus short-acting beta-agonist (SABA) as a reliever is the standard of care (SoC) in Costa Rica for mild asthma. Anti-inflammatory reliever (AIR) therapy with budesonide–formoterol (Bud-Form) as needed is as effective as ICS monotherapy plus SABA as a reliever in reducing oral corticosteroid use, emergency room (ER) visits and hospitalizations; however, in Costa Rica, the information on the budget impact of the efficacy of AIR in patients with mild asthma is unknown.
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