Asthma treatment

http://www.healasthma.com – . Globes (Tel Aviv, Israel) – BRIEF Teva gains FDA approval for generic DuoNeb The drug is used as a treatment for pulmonary diseases. Jan. –Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq TEVA; TASE TEVA) has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted final approval for the Company’s abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) to market its generic version of Dey’s bronchodilator, DuoNeb Inhalation Solution in mg ( . percent) and . mg ( . percent) strengths. The product contains two medicines — Albuterol Sulfate and Ipratropium Bromide. Shipment of the product will… . Daily News, The (Middlesboro, KY) – Lincare Lincare, one of the leading respiratory care companies in the United States, opened an office in Pineville in .Located at West Park Avenue in Pineville, Lincare offers the following services and equipment Complimentary Education for COPD and CHF Patient Complimentary Overnight Oximetry Oxygen Concentrators, Liquid Oxygen Systems, and Compressed Gas Systems Liquid Respiratory Medications delivered to the patient’s home Albuterol, Ipratropium, Levalbuterol,… . Drug price faked, official tells court Price system misunderstood, attorney says sarahkwinn@wvgazette.com A drug company used a “deliberately planned marketing strategy” to defraud West Virginia out of more than million, and should have to pay the money back, the state’s chief deputy attorney general said in court Tuesday.The state claims Warrick Pharmaceuticals defrauded the state and violated the state Consumer Protection Act by “making up” the average wholesale price of albuterol, an inhalant used to… . Daily – Asthma is danger to some athletes When you run hard, it’s normal to huff and puff but not to wheeze and cough. Wheezing and coughing �- or chest “tightness” and gasping – suggest asthma.Asthma is common. Up to million Americans have asthma, sometimes so mild it flares only with exercise. Exercise-induced asthma is common in winter sports like skiing, but it also occurs in summer. I’ve seen asthma bring football players to their knees after they sprinted to… . Sun-Sentinel – WHY DOES EXERCISE MAKE MY ASTHMA WORSE? Exercise-induced asthma, which also is known as mild or intermittent asthma, is seldom life-threatening.Ten percent to percent of people with asthma first experience the symptoms during exercise or shortly after physical activity. Some people who have the symptoms while exercising never have any other asthma problems, but nearly everyone who has been diagnosed with asthma gets bouts of exercise-induced asthma when he or she works out, particularly if they exercise in cold weather…. . Chicago Tribune – RAMSEY UNRETIRES, REJOINS RED WINGS Less than a year after announcing his retirement, defenseman Mike Ramsey, , will return to the Detroit Red Wings, coach Scotty Bowman announced Thursday. Ramsey will enter his th NHL season when he returns Tuesday.- The Chicago Wolves took a – lead but were beaten – by the Orlando Solar Bears in Orlando on the first leg of a four-game. Goaltender Wendell Young, winless in four starts, took the loss. Steve Maltais, Phil Bourque and Mike Taylor scored for the Wolves Horse racing … . Boston Globe – DRUG RECALL CHARGES HURT COPLEY’S BALANCE SHEET Copley Pharmaceutical Inc. yesterday reported an , loss on sales of . million for the two-month period ended Dec. , compared to an . million loss on sales of . million in the same period of . The Canton manufacturer of generic drugs, whose truncated quarter and – month year reflect the transition to calendar-year reporting, reported that its profits in the -month period more than doubled from . million or cents per share to million or cents per… Overuse of asthma drug is considered life-threatening A drug taken by millions of asthmatics around the world be responsible for a rise in asthma-related deaths during the s, according to a study published in today’s New England Journal of Medicine. Canadian researchers said that overuse of drugs known as beta-agonists are associated with increased severity of asthma and a higher death rate from the disease. “Taken as recommended (two whiffs four times a day or just before strenuous exercise),… . BRIEF Walmart offers expanded generic discount program –Michigan’s Walmart and Sam’s Club stores today began a pilot program offering a -day supply of generic prescription drugs for each, with free mail delivery. Michigan is the pilot for the program of the company and its Sam’s Club division.The program covers many commonly prescribed medicines, including the cholesterol drug lovastatin, the asthma drug albuterol, metformin for diabetes, estradiol tablets for menopause symptoms… . wire (USA) – American Lung Association Offers Parents Seven ‘Back to School’ Tips for Kids With Asthma –Your Child’s Inhaler Soon be Unavailable at Your Local Pharmacy– –American Lung Association Recommends Parents Take Seven Simple Steps to Ready Kids with Asthma for School– WASHINGTON, Aug. /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Nearly % of children headed back to school this fall have asthma. Annually, school aged children with asthma miss just under million days in… –