Dr. Roach: Learning the proper inhaler technique for asthma/COPD meds

Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you noted that many patients do not properly use their inhaled asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) medications, but you didn't tell us how to ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Combination of Albuterol/Budesonide a Game-Changer in Mild Asthma: Reynold Panettieri, Jr, MD

Mild asthma could be better treated with the recent approval of the combination of albuterol/budesonide. The recent approval of albuterol/budesonide could change the way that mild asthma is treated in ...
Healio

Fixed-dose albuterol-budesonide inhaler lowers severe exacerbation risk in mild asthma

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk and annualized rate of severe exacerbations dropped with as-needed use of albuterol-budesonide vs.
BioSpace

Statistically significant and clinically meaningful BATURA Phase III trial results provide new evidence for AIRSUPRA as standard of care for as-needed rescue treatment in asthma

BATURA builds upon the previous Phase III MANDALA and DENALI trials and in totality, the clinical program demonstrates the benefit of as-needed AIRSUPRA in reducing the risk of severe exacerbations ...
WBAY

OptumRX responds to Wisconsin family’s lawsuit for asthma death

NOTE: This story has been updated with a statement from the family, which is featured at the bottom of the article. GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - One of the companies being sued by the family of an ...
News Medical

University of Arizona receives $3.4 million grant to expand asthma inhaler program in schools

A University of Arizona Health Sciences-led program that provides schools with asthma inhalers to help students experiencing respiratory distress will be expanded and improved thanks to a $3.4 million ...
WIVB-TV

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Addresses Ongoing Albuterol Shortage

CHANDLER, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES, June 27, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Medivant Healthcare, a pharmaceutical company and innovator in addressing drug shortages ...
MediaPost

Cute Dinosaur Helps Sell Asthma Med

AstraZeneca has launched campaigns for two prescription asthma medications: AirSupra and Fasenra. Standard rescue inhaler albuterol is compared to a dinosaur -- who however cute he is, still ...
FiercePharma

AstraZeneca enlists Walter the Dino to paint rivals as outdated

AstraZeneca wants to turn a challenge into a strength. Facing the need to change 50 years of prescribing habits in asthma, the drugmaker is running a TV ad that presents the incumbent as a dinosaur, ...
Chicago Tribune

Illinois moves to make it easier for schools to get asthma inhalers

Illinois schools will now more easily be able to get life-saving asthma inhalers to keep on-hand in case a student is struggling to breathe. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced ...
Oregonian

Price for asthma meds has soared but there may be relief

The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the past decade and a half. The jump – in some cases from around a little over $10 to almost $100 for an inhaler – has meant that patients in ...