Conflicts of Interest
- E.H. received grants and personal fees from: AstraZeneca, Sanofi,
Regeneron, Novartis, GSK, Circassia, Nestlè Purina, Stallergenes-Greer
outside the submitted work.
- G.V., S.F., J.P., R.P., G.S., have not potential conflicts of interest
to declare.
- JCV is a full time employee of the University of Rostock as a full
time professor and chair of the departments of Pneumology and
intensive care medicine and has lectured for and received honoraria
from: AstraZeneca, Avontec, Bayer, Bencard, Bionorica,
Boehringer-Ingelheim, Chiesi, Essex/Schering-Plough, GSK,
Janssen-Cilag, Leti, MEDA, Merck, MSD, Mundipharma, Novartis,
Nycomed/Altana, Pfizer, Revotar, Sandoz-Hexal, Stallergens, TEVA,
UCB/Schwarz-Pharma, Zydus/Cadila has participated in advisory boards
for Avontec, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Chiesi, Essex/Schering-Plough, GSK,
Janssen-Cilag, MEDA, MSD, Mundipharma, Novartis, Regeneron, Revotar,
Roche, Sanofi-Aventis, Sandoz-Hexal, TEVA, UCB/Schwarz-Pharma
and has received research grants from the Deutsche
Forschungsgesellschaft, Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, GSK, MSD
GWC honoraria for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus
AstraZeneca GSK-Novartis-Sanofi-Stallergenes Greer-Hal
Allergy-Menarini-Chiesi-Mylan-Valeas-Faes.