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Kathi MacNaughton

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New Medication Available for People Who Have Moderate to Severe COPD

Recently, a brand new medication was approved for use in the United States by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA, for short). The drug's chemical name is Roflumilast, but is being marketed under the name Daliresp by New York City-based Forest Laboratories. It is specifically designed for people with severe COPD associated with chronic... Read more Chevron

posted 04/04/2011, comment (1)|

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tailspin37

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72 yrs old, smoking 59 yrs, have COPD

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My Quit Journey

It has been 5 months, 4 days, 4 hours, and 11 minutes since I have had a cigarette, as of this post. It has been awhile since I have posted anything here, but I have been visiting the site almost daily, just to keep up. I have RA, and typing has been difficult. My fingers are getting to the point,... Read more Chevron

posted 03/14/2010, comment (1)|

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72 yrs old, smoking 59 yrs, have COPD

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Myquitjourney

I have had 2 cigarettes this morning. After smoking them, I was angry with myself, for being so stupid. I immediately went on the Nebulizer, and also took my inhaled Asmanex, coughed all the junk out of my lungs, and decided that 59 years of smoking was enough. I am now using... Read more Chevron

posted 09/28/2009, comments (0)|

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Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT

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Serevent and Foradil: Why Aren’t They Worried About COPD’ers?

Last month the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) voted unanimously that the benefit of Advair and Symbicort outweighed the risks of adverse effects in adults. This, following concerns about reports of adverse effects, even death, associated with these inhalers. That's great news for the people who take these medicines and are breathing... Read more Chevron

posted 01/24/2009, comments (2)|

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Jane M. Martin, BA, LRT, CRT

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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 breathing medicines you've grown to know and love will no longer be available. Now, before you get too worked up (and who wouldn't be?), let's find out what's going on and learn what you can do to keep on breathing... Read more Chevron

posted 12/24/2008, comments (0)|

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