Medscape

Teach-to-Goal Instruction Improves Rescue Inhaler Use

The teach-to-goal instruction technique can improve inhaler use in the immediate term and reduce the need for acute care for 30 days compared with standard instruction in patients hospitalized with ...
Business Wire

Teva Launches Two Digital Inhalers in the U.S., AirDuo ® Digihaler ® (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol) Inhalation Powder and ArmonAir ® Digihaler ® (fluticasone ...

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL & PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teva Respiratory, LLC., a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today announced the launch of AirDuo ® ...
The Baltimore Sun

‘Rescue’ inhaler costs to climb

Asthma sufferers will soon be paying more for increasingly scarce emergency inhalers as part of the price of protecting the environment. By the end of 2008, the government says, the makers of ...
Medical Xpress

Rescue inhaler study: New approach increases mastery of life-saving technique

A rescue inhaler can be a lifesaver during an asthma or COPD flareup, but using a rescue inhaler is complicated and misuse is common, putting patients' lives at risk. An education strategy, called ...
Verywell Health on MSN

Comparing asthma inhalers: How to choose

Asthma inhalers can be for quick relief or long-term control. Rescue inhalers work by relaxing your airway muscles to help ...
MobiHealthNews

Study: Propeller, Dignity Health find sensors can curb rescue inhaler use

Propeller Health’s connected inhaler technology helped to reduce usage of a rescue inhaler in a recent study of 495 asthma patients conducted at Dignity Health. “The research demonstrates that the ...
Healio

FDA expands indication for asthma rescue inhaler to younger patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Teva Pharmaceuticals announced today that the FDA has expanded the indication for its ProAir, RespiClick ...
UPI

Improved instruction for rescue inhaler use may save lives

CHICAGO, March 18 (UPI) --A new method of teaching asthma and COPD patients to properly use inhalers can prevent adverse health events, according to a recent study. Researchers at the University of ...
Medical Xpress

More than a quarter of people with asthma are still over-using rescue inhalers

Overuse of these inhalers is linked to an increased risk of hospital admissions and severe asthma attacks. They also found that prescribing varies between GP practices, with some overprescribing ...
NDTV

World COPD Day: The Misuse Of Rescue Inhalers; How Self-Medication Worsens COPD

World COPD Day is celebrated annually on the third Wednesday of November. This day aims to raise awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and encourages better prevention and ...
Science Daily

Rescue inhaler study: New approach increases mastery of life-saving technique

A rescue inhaler can be a lifesaver during an asthma or COPD flareup, but using a rescue inhaler is complicated and misuse is common, putting patients' lives at risk. An education strategy, called ...