By now many of you are aware of the arrival of HFA inhalers that represent the new environmental friendly carriers for aerosol inhalers. Three new brands of albuterol are currently available as Proair HFA, Proventil HFA, and Ventolin HFA.
Xopenex HFA is a purified form of albuterol that has potentially fewer side effects and in some studies increased effectiveness compared to older brands of albuterol.
All of these inhalers are considered reliever, or rescue, inhalers and are indicated...
It's 2009, and that means we are all being forced to switch officially to the HFA type of asthma inhaler. Many other posts here have dealt... Read more »
Tick...tick...tick...Do you hear it? That's the sound of the clock ticking down to December 31, 2008 - the day some of the inhaled... Read more »
In response to reader concerns, I would like to revisit the issue of the efficacy of the new, ‘environmentally friendly'... Read more »
Good management principles direct that after any program begins, feedback and evaluation follow. Now, we are 90 days into the ban on... Read more »
While the incidence of osteoporosis for long-term steroid users had already been established, new research just published in the American... Read more »
Most people who experience “sciatica” are really experiencing the shooting, searing sensation of neurogenic pain (pain coming from a nerve) as... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
Steroid injections are a good treatment choice for some patients with knee osteoarthritis or shoulder rotator cuff problems. There are different... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
Research has shown that better pain control immediately after a total knee replacement reduces time in the hospital (and costs), improves function,... Read more »
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