Asthma Drugs
Asthma drugs get 'precaution' labeling
June 16, 2009
Expert & Community Posts
What You Need to Know About Asthma Drug Black Box Warnings
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertBlack box warnings are a type of labeling that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA, for short)... Read more »
Lack of Health Insurance Puts Our Kids with Asthma at Risk
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertThose of us who don't have health insurance know the financial toll that asthma can take on our... Read more »
Covering the Uninsured - Drug Prices -- Significant Asthma Treatment Challenges
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertWe have a presidential election coming up next year and our next candidates will be selected in the... Read more »
Healthcare Professionals Must Become Salespeople If Parent Perceptions are to Change
By Nancy Sanker , Health ExpertA new study published in this month's Pediatrics reveals that parents are hesitant to give... Read more »
Old, New and Future Approaches to Asthma Treatment
By Fred Little , Health ExpertNew approaches to asthma treatment Earlier last month, I attended an international conference on... Read more »
Health Guide
Advair, Symbicort and FDA Advisory Committee Recommednations for Asthma Drugs
Have questions or comments? Click here. Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) listened to presentations and comments from several members of an expert FDA advisory committee regarding the... Read more »Singulair Suicide Risk Analysis
What is the concern about Singulair (montelukast)?Singulair is a major drug in asthma treatment – it is important to review recent developments and put these findings in perspective of overall... Read more »Preparing Asthmatic and Allergic Children for Summer Camp
...youngsters at any given summer camp require daily prescription medications, with allergy drugs and asthma drugs topping the list. Camps have responded, with many even catering to specific health... Read more »Dry Powder Inhalers
...anti-inflammatory benefits or short-acting, quick-relief bronchodilation when needed. No other way of taking asthma drugs is so versatile. Dry-powder inhalers are a delivery system.... Read more »Asthma Medications: Albuterol
Quick-Relief MedicationsThese medications quickly control acute asthma attacks.Short-Acting Beta2-AgonistsBeta2-agonists do not reduce inflammation or airway responsiveness but serve as... Read more »Images
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Medications
...beta-blockers (e.g., propranolol, labetalol, timolol) other drugs for asthma (e.g.,... Read more »
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FDA reviewing safety of asthma drug Xolair
July 17, 2009The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing data that may link the asthma drug Xolair to heart problems such as heart attacks and strokes,... Read summary »
Asthma drug among Wal-Mart's $4 prescriptions
October 02, 2008Wal-Mart has announced that it is starting a program in Florida to make prescription drugs more affordable. The company is pricing nearly 300 generic... Read summary »
Asthma drugs may be safe, effective for COPD
August 07, 2009A class of asthma drugs known as long-acting beta agonists may be beneficial for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new... Read summary »
Q&A: Can asthma drugs cause thin skin?
September 22, 2008A reader who has been taking the asthma med Advair wants to know if the drug could be responsible for her thinning, easily-bruised skin. According to... Read summary »
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