Formoterol Turbuhaler as reliever medication in patients with acute asthma.

The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of formoterol versus salbutamol as reliever medication in patients presenting at an emergency dept with acute asthma. A randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel group study was performed in four Australian emergency treatment centres. The study included a total of 78 adult patients (mean baseline forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) 1.