Asthma treatment

http://www.healasthma.com – . ASTHMA INHALERS RISKY FOR UNINFORMED USERS FLA. TEEN’S DEATH FOCUSES ATTENTION ON THE DEVICES Madelyn Thomas was wheezing when she woke up.It wasn’t unusual for Thomas, an asthmatic, to awake short of breath in the middle of the night. As she had done so many times before, she reached for her inhaler to help her catch her breath.This time, the little sprayer almost took her breath away.Using inhalers has become second nature for many of the estimated million Americans who have asthma. But the death in Florida a week ago of Kristen Taylor, , sister of… New asthma drug reportedly offers better relief A new, long-acting asthma drug offer some patients a better and more convenient way of controlling their illness, a study that included San Antonio patients found. The drug, salmeterol xinafoate, has been available by prescription since under the brand name Serevent. It is an inhaled bronchodilator, taken every hours. In the -week study of patients – including from San Antonio – the drug reduced asthma symptoms better than albuterol, a frequently… . DRUG RECALL ALARMS SOME WITH ASTHMA Local allergy doctors say their phones have been busy with confused patients calling for guidance after an asthma drug was recalled earlier this week.”For people with asthma, it’s a major ordeal trying to decide what to take,” said Dr. Barry Asman of Monroeville. “Many simply stopped taking all their medications.”The only drug being recalled is milliliter vials of . percent albuterol sulfate solution for inhalation… . Asthma inhalers undergoing change Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will no longer be sold at year’s end — and the government is urging patients not to wait until the last minute to switch to newer alternatives.Patients use inhalers to dispense airway-relaxing albuterol during asthma attacks.Chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, once were widely used to propel the drug into the lungs. But CFC-containing consumer products are being phased out because CFCs… . Asthma inhalers undergoing change Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will no longer be sold at year’s end — and the government is urging patients not to wait until the last minute to switch to newer alternatives.Patients use inhalers to dispense airway-relaxing albuterol during asthma attacks.Chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, once were widely used to propel the drug into the lungs. But CFC-containing consumer products are being phased out because CFCs… . Chattanooga Times-Free Press Chattanooga Asthma patients to pay more to inhale –Hixson resident Vesta Hudson has used a generic inhaler for years to relieve acute asthma attacks. But come Jan. , a federal mandate will force her and millions of others to switch to an environmentally friendly — and more expensive — inhaler. With no insurance through her employer, Ms. Hudson now pays out-of-pocket for her generic inhaler every four to six weeks. When the last of the generics are pulled from pharmacy shelves, she’ll have scrimp to pay for… . Kevin, M.D Medical Weblog – Xopenex to have a monopoly? Apr. , ( Kevin, M.D Medical Weblog delivered by Newstex) — Only if Sepracor (NASDAQ SEPR) plays its cards right, according to Derek Lowe In CFC inhalers are going away, a topic I’ve covered extensively here and here. That leaves Sepracor in a position to make themselves quite a lot of money if they’re willing to do one thing out of the ordinary price the Xopenex HFA MDI at or below the same price as the other HFA albuterol products. This would set… IVAX Reports First Quarter Results; Revenues up . % to . Million; Net Income . Million; EPS . Earnings Guidance Improved; Earnings Guidance Confirmed IVAX Corporation, Miami David Malina, – - Director/Investor Relations & Corporate Communications IVAX Corporation (AMEX IVX) (LSE IVX.L) (WSE IVX) reported first quarter net revenues of . million and gross profit of . million, . % and . % increases, respectively, over net revenues of . million and gross profit of . million in the first quarter . Net income in the first quarter was . million. Earnings per share were . for the… IVAX to Distribute Letter to Shareholders IVAX Corporation, Miami David Malina, – - IVAX Corporation (AMEX IVX) (LSE IVX.L) will distribute a letter to shareholders, the text of which follows. Dear Shareholder Recently, IVAX announced that we expect to meet or exceed analysts’ consensus earnings expectations of . per share for the fourth quarter and . for the year . IVAX ended a good year with a strong fourth quarter. Revenues for the year were at record levels and net income… Health Notes Study finds new drug better at preventing asthma attacks CHICAGO – A new asthma inhalant drug works better at preventing attacks and lasts longer than a widely used prescription medication, researchers say.The new drug, salmeterol xinafoate, was recently approved for marketing in the United States under the brand name Serevent.Researchers reporting in yesterday’s issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association compared the drug’s effectiveness with… –