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Kinds Of Inhalants
A review of clinical trials has shown that bronchodilators that contain inhaled beta-agonists like salmeterol (Advair) and albuterol increased the risk of death by nearly twice the rate of placebo in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Another common type of bronchodilator, anticholinergics, reduced the incidence of respiratory-related deaths in COPD patients by 73 percent compared to placebo.
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FDA Rejects Afrezza Inhaled Insulin
Should inhaled insulin be approved? According to the FDA, the answer appear to be no. Here’s the skinny on Afrezza. Afrezza is a... Read more »
Over-the-counter Epinephrine Inhalers Are Going Away
With so much attention on the looming deadline to remove CFC, doctor prescribed, metered dose inhalers from the market by December 31,... Read more »
5 Ways to Save Money on Those Expensive New HFA Inhalers
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 »
Exubera: The Cost of Inhaled Insuling
The first inhaled insulin will be expensive. The manufacturers are exuberant because they stand to make billions from its sales. But it... Read more »
Bye-Bye CFC Inhalers, Hello HFA Inhalers for COPD
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 »
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Clinical trial: effectiveness of inhaled insulin
This is a study to determine whether inhaled insulin is a safe and effective treatment for Type 2 diabetes. This international study is currently... Read more »
Dry Powder Inhalers
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes the airways (bronchi) to produce excess mucus and close, making breathing difficult.... Read more »
Q&A: Do inhalers cause osteoporosis?
A reader asks Dr. Judith Reichman if using a steroid inhaler to control chronic asthma could cause osteoporosis. Dr. Reichman responds with... Read more »
Clinical trial: Inhaled insulin+metformin versus inhaled insul...
This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of a combination of prandial inhaled insulin and metformin with the inhaled insulin and a... Read more »
Inhalation anthrax
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Inhalation (or respiratory) anthrax is an infectious disease brought on by breathing in the spores of the bacteria Bacillus anthracis.Alternative... Read more »
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