EE73 Budget Impact of Anti-Inflammatory Reliever Therapy with Budesonide-Formoterol Combination in the Treatment of Mild Asthma in Honduras

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 Honduras for mild asthma. Anti-inflammatory reliever (AIR) therapy with budesonide–formoterol (Bud-Form) as needed is at least as effective as ICS monotherapy plus SABA as a reliever in reducing oral corticosteroid use, emergency room (ER) visits and hospitalizations; however, in Honduras, the information on the budget impact of the efficacy of AIR in patients with mild asthma is unknown.