Figure 5From: Budesonide/formoterol as effective as prednisolone plus formoterol in acute exacerbations of COPD A double-blind, randomised, non-inferiority, parallel-group, multicentre study Serum C-reactive protein levels at baseline and after one, two and 14 weeks' treatment. Data are presented as means and standard errors of the mean. Between week two and week 14 all patients were treated with budesonide/formoterol, 320/9 μg, one dose twice daily.Back to article page