This research is being done to look at how a medicine called Losartan helps people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with emphysema, a disease of the lungs. COPD is often caused by cigarette smoking. It includes the symptoms of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Although some medications for COPD reduce symptoms and prevent exacerbations, few…
The objective of the Block-COPD Study is to determine if beta-blockers are safe and effective at reducing the number of exacerbations or flare-ups that people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) experience. A beta-blockers is a drug that is taken by mouth and is currently used to treat a wide range of diseases including…