Shifting from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in ...

The source population consisted of all individuals who were dispensed at least one of the following inhaled respiratory medications between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2010: ICSs, (beclomethasone, ...

Does single inhaler triple therapy pose a potential quality use of medicines issue? At its April 2025 meeting, the Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee reviewed the utilisation of several single inhaler ...

For mild to moderate asthma, mid-afternoon dosing of inhaled beclomethasone suppressed nocturnal lung function worsening compared with other dosing strategies, a small open-label trial showed. A ...

A fundamental recommended change is combination therapy with ICS and a long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) – specifically formoterol – in a single-inhaler device. Formoterol has a quick onset of action ...

Introduction Acute exacerbation (AE) is a major cause of disease progression and death in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), accounting for majority of medical expenditures.

Paczkowski R, Sharma R, Sreedharan S, et al. Comparing patient adherence and persistence to single-inhaler triple therapy: a narrative review of real-world observational studies.

Among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who were previously treated with multiple-inhaler triple therapy, extrafine single inhaler triple therapy is effective in improving ...

While it is common to use more than one inhaler for COPD, problems can occur if you use two drugs of the same class. Doing so can expose you to double the medication, leading to overdosing and an ...

SAN DIEGO — An inhaler with beclomethasone dipropionate, formoterol fumarate and glycopyrronium lowered lung hyperinflation in patients with COPD, according to research presented at the American ...

CITING provisions of Republic Act (RA) 11534, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delisted several coronavirus disease (Covid-19) medicines and medical devices from the list of health products ...

The single inhaler double therapy BDP/FF was shifted to single inhaler triple therapy BDP/FF/G, and after a week, the tidal volume TF value was 45%. Other parameters changed and were found to be ...