Asthma treatment

The drug, known as Accolate, helps stop the shortness of breath, itching and runny nose that so torment people allergic to cats
ASTHMA DRUG CAN ALSO HELP PEOPLE WITH CAT ALLERGY A drug developed to help asthma can help people allergic to cats, researchers said. The drug, known as Accolate, helps stop the shortness of breath, itching and runny nose that so torment people allergic to cats. “This drug has the added advantage of providing some relief for the nose as well as the chest, ” said Dr. Robert Wood, an associate professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. “It’s especially appealing ….. (GA)

THE NAME GAME Allegra, Claritin, Zyrtec, Zyban, Accolate, Zomig. These once strange-sounding names are now common, with the stream of advertisements promoting prescription drugs by name and the Internet offering easy access to information. This can have its good points and bad, physicians say. From patients coming in to doctors’ offices and asking for a particular drug by name to being frightened of a drug because of possible — and sometimes scary — side effects, doctors see it …
Zeneca seeks US asthma approval Zeneca has filed its first asthma drug,

Accolate, for approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. If successful, the application would open up an area for Zeneca in the world’s biggest medicines market, worth Pounds 3bn annually. Lehman Brothers, the stockbroker, said Accolate was a potential ‘blockbuster’ drug and forecast annual sales of more than Dollars 500m (Pounds 313m) within seven years. Asthma affects 5 per cent of adults and 10 per ….. (WV) – January 18, 2000 So much drug info can lead to confusion Allegra, Claritin, Zyrtec, Zyban, Accolate, Zomig.

These once strange-sounding names are now common, with the stream of advertisements promoting prescription drugs by name and the Internet offering easy access to information. This can have its good points and bad, physicians say. From patients coming in to doctors’ offices and asking for a particular drug by name to being frightened of a drug because of possible – and sometimes scary – side effects, doctors see it all …..

ADVERTISING SURGE HAS PATIENTS REQUESTING MEDICINE BY NAME, SOME DOCTORS WORRY SUPERFICIAL INFORMATION PROMPTS SELF-DIAGNOSING, BUT OTHERS FEEL IT HELPS PEOPLE RECOGNIZE SYMPTOMS Allegra, Claritin, Zyrtec, Zyban, Accolate, Zomig. These once strange-sounding names are now common, with the stream of advertisements promoting prescription drugs by name and the Internet offering easy access to information. This can have its good points and bad, physicians say. From patients coming into doctors’ offices and asking for a particular drug by name to being frightened of a drug because of possible and sometimes scary side effects, doctors see it all ….. . Record,