Asthma treatment

http://www.healasthma.com – . KNIGHT-RIDDER/TRIBUNE BUSINESS NEWS – BRITAIN APPROVES MIAMI’S IVAX TO SELL ASTHMA DEVICE, COMPANY SAYS FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.–Jul. –Ivax Corp. said it won approval from regulators in the United Kingdom to sell a generic asthma drug in a device that is activated when the asthma patient inhales.The patented device is being rolled out after a half dozen years of research and development by Ivax’s U.K. subsidiary, Norton Helthcare. In , the first approval of the breath activated device was received for beclomethasone.The latest approval was for albuterol.Ivax spokesman… . Nuevo Herald, El (Miami, FL) – LOS ASM�TICOS PAGAR�N M�S POR LOS INHALADORES Dentro de poco, los pacientes de asma abonar�n m�s por los inhaladores de emergencia, que cada vez se vuelven m�s escasos, como parte del precio que tendr�n que pagar para proteger el ambiente.Seg�n el gobierno, para finales del los fabricantes de los vaporizadores de albuterol -que son utilizados por millones de personas para reabir los bronquios durante ataques de asma- tendr�n que dejar de usar los inhaladores de clorofluorocarb�n (CFC), que est�n destruyendo la capa de… Asthma plan helps to control condition KID CARE Q. My -year-old daughter has asthma. The school nurse sent home a form called an asthma action plan. When the form was completed at the doctor’s office, it listed medicines that my daughter was supposed to take at different times, but she only has the albuterol pump. She only needs the pump a couple of times a year. I called the doctor’s office and the nurse said one medication was a steroid, but my daughter hasn’t ever been on a steroid. We have an… . Straight From the Doc – Albuterol over Epinephrine in Infants with Bronchiolitis ( Straight From the Doc delivered by Newstex) — The most common cause of hospital admissions in infants is the condition called bronchiolitis – a wheezing very similar to asthma in adults.Generally used to treat this condition are two drugs epinephrine (a sympathomimetic agent) and albuterol (a bronchodilator). However, there is some controversy in choosing one over the other. Like in the treatment of most allergic reaction, epinephrine… . The Dallas Morning News – Medical recalls what to do Warnings about health-related devices aren’t always widespread The recall of potentially dangerous products has become a fact of life – but when it is drugs or medical devices that are on the list, you have to find out for yourself.Some recalls are widely publicized, such as the recall earlier this year of certain size vials of albuterol sulfate, a widely used asthma inhalant.The manufacturer took action after consultation with the Food and Drug Administration because bacterial contamination found in some vials posed the risk of serious… . GlobeNewswire (USA) – MediciNova Reports Interim Phase II Data From MN- Emergency Department Study, MediciNova Initiates Phase II Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial Evaluating MN- in Patients With Severe, Acute Exacerbations of Asthma MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Market (Nasdaq MNOV) and the Hercules Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number ), today announced interim results from two planned reviews of the unaudited data for its MN- -CL- Phase II study, which remains ongoing. These reviews included data from a total of (eight treated with standard care only and ten treated with MN- plus standard care) of planned patients with severe,… . GENES GUIDE ASTHMA DRUG’S EFFECTIVENESS, STUDY FINDS In a step toward an age of ”personalized medicines,” researchers have found gene variations that affect the way individual asthma sufferers respond to a drug widely used to control acute attacks.Out of thousands of variations in a single gene, researchers said they have identified that determine how well asthma patients respond to albuterol, the drug most commonly used to prevent or to control acute attacks.The study appears today… . SCIENTISTS ID ASTHMA GENES In a step toward an age of “personalized medicines,” researchers have found gene variations that affect the way individual asthma sufferers respond to a drug widely used to control acute attacks.Out of thousands of variations in a single gene, the researchers said they have identified that determine how well asthma patients respond to albuterol, a drug commonly used to prevent or to control acute attacks.The study findings appear today in the Proceedings of… . Chemical Business NewsBase Company Reports – CBNB (United Kingdom) – Chemical Business NewsBase – Company Reports – CBNB New and generic drug approvals Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, Lannett. [ table in original article] On Dec the US Food and Drug Administration announced approval of ANDA for Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution. The product contains albuterol sulfate at . % (eq base), is manufactured by Lannett, and is prescription only. There are ten therapeutic equivalents (data in table). The label is not available on the website. … . Chemical Business NewsBase US Food and Drug Administration News (United Kingdom) – Chemical Business NewsBase – US Food and Drug Administration News New and generic drug approvals Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, Lannett. [ table in original article] On Dec the US Food and Drug Administration announced approval of ANDA for Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution. The product contains albuterol sulfate at . % (eq base), is manufactured by Lannett, and is prescription only. There are ten therapeutic equivalents (data in table). The label is not available on the website. … –

http://www.healasthma.com – . M Equitybites – Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc receives approval for generic DuoNeb from FDA Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSE WPI), a speciality pharmaceutical company, reported on the receipt of final approval from the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Ipratropium Bromide and Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution in the . mg/ mg strength. Watson Pharmaceuticals said products will be launched with immediate effect.The company claimed the Ipratropium Bromide and… Cough indicates need for removal of mucus KID CARE Q. My -year-old son has been coughing for two months. I also have been coughing, and the doctor said I was wheezing and had asthmatic bronchitis. He gave me an antibiotic and two inhalers, one was a steroid and the other was albuterol, which he said to use only if I got worse. I have never heard of asthmatic bronchitis and was concerned about the diagnosis and my son’s cough, since the cough medicine doesn’t seem to help. I feel much better since taking the antibiotic… Study Drug cuts hospitalization need in kids with asthma attacks Adding another medicine to the traditional two-drug treatment for severe childhood asthma attacks substantially reduces the need to hospitalize sufferers, a study found. Researchers examined the effect of adding ipratropium bromide to the standard emergency room therapy for asthma attacks, albuterol and steroids.The result was a percent drop in the need for hospitalization, according to the study in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine. The combination… . Los Angeles Times – Trainer to Appeal -Day Suspension Darrell Vienna, the trainer who doubles as an attorney, said Monday an appeal would be filed with the California Horse Racing Board after the Del Mar stewards suspended trainer Mike Harrington for days for a positive drug test earlier this year.Albuterol, a bronchial dilator, aids horses who have breathing problems. It is not permitted to appear in post-race tests at a level exceeding one nanogram, which is a billionth of a gram.The stewards also ruled that Harrington and owner… . Sun-Sentinel – BRITAIN OKS ASTHMA DEVICE Ivax Corp. said it won approval from regulators in the United Kingdom to sell a generic asthma drug in a device that is activated when the asthma patient inhales.The patented device is being rolled out after a half-dozen years of research and development by Ivax’s U.K. subsidiary, Norton Healthcare. In , the first approval of the breath-activated device was received for beclomethasone. The latest approval was for albuterol.Ivax spokesman Joe Jones said that… . FDA Time for asthma patients to switch inhalers associated press WASHINGTON – 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… . Orlando Sentinel, The Inhalers give Earth a breath of fresh air The new devices use a different propellant to deliver drugs to patients’ airways. WASHINGTON — 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… FDA Time for asthma patients to switch inhalers 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… . (Riverside, CA) – Stewards fine, suspend Dollase Trainer Craig Dollase, best known for winning the Breeders’ Cup Sprint with Reraise, was fined , and suspended for days by Del Mar stewards after one of his horses from the Hollywood Park spring-summer meeting tested positive for an excessive amount of albuterol.Abby Girl, who won the , Railbird Stakes on tested positive for more than one nanogram, the maximum allowed in a post-race test.Albuterol often is used as an aid to horses with breathing… Study Drug cuts hospitalization need in kids with asthma attacks Adding another medicine to the traditional two-drug treatment for severe childhood asthma attacks substantially reduces the need to hospitalize sufferers, according to a study published today. Researchers examined the effect of adding ipratropium bromide to the standard emergency room therapy for asthma attacks, albuterol and steroids.The result was a percent drop in the need for hospitalization, according to the study in today’s New England Journal of… –

http://www.healasthma.com – . Chicago Tribune – TESTS SHOW NEW ASTHMA INHALANT MORE EFFECTIVE A new asthma inhalant drug works better at preventing attacks and lasts longer than a widely used medication, researchers say.The new drug, salmeterol xinafoate, was recently approved for marketing in the U.S. under the brand name Serevent.Researchers reporting in Wednesday’s issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association compared the drug’s effectiveness with albuterol and a placebo among asthmatics ages and up Albuterol is a widely used… . MYLAN GETS OK FOR GENERIC DRUG Mylan Laboratories Inc. has received its first significant new drug approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since it blew the whistle two years ago on corruption at the agency.The approval of Albuterol, a generic version of the asthma medication Proventil, is no blockbuster from a sales standpoint, but shows the FDA be taking action on dozens of backed-up applications to make new generic drugs, said Patricia Sunseri, a Mylan vice president.Albuterol is only the second… . M Equitybites – Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc announces FDA approval for generic Accuneb Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSE WPI), aspeciality pharmaceutical company, reported on that the company has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for albuterol sulfate inhalation solution in the . % (base) and . % (base) strengths and plans to launch the product with immediate effect. The company said it has been awarded days of marketing exclusivity for being… . The San Diego Union-Tribune – Drug-maker recalls inhalation solution WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts generic drug company said yesterday it is recalling millions of vials of an inhalation solution widely used by asthma patients and others with breathing problems.Copley Pharmaceutical Inc. said some of its -milliliter Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution was contaminated by microbial organisms.It poses special risks of serious infection to people with compromised immune systems, including those with AIDS, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive lung… . Washington Post – INHALATION SOLUTION BE CONTAMINATED A Massachusetts generic drug company said yesterday it is recalling millions of vials of an inhalation solution widely used by asthma patients and others with breathing problems.Copley Pharmaceutical Inc. said some of its -milliliter Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution was contaminated by microbial organisms.It poses special risks of serious infection to people with compromised immune systems, including those with AIDS, cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive lung disease, and… . FIRM RECALLS LUNG MEDICINE A Massachusetts generic drug company said yesterday that it is recalling millions of vials of an inhalation solution widely used by asthma patients and others with breathing problems.Copley Pharmaceutical Inc. said some of its -milliliter Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution was contaminated by microbial organisms.It poses special risks of serious infection to people with compromised immune systems, including those with AIDS, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive lung disease and… ASTHMA DRUG CURBS KIDS’ HOSPITAL STAYS, STUDY SAYS Adding another medicine to the traditional two-drug treatment for severe childhood asthma attacks substantially reduces the need to hospitalize sufferers, a study found.Researchers examined the effect of adding ipratropium bromide to the standard emergency room therapy for asthma attacks, albuterol and steroids.The result was a percent drop in the need for hospitalization, according to the study in today’s Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine.The… . Sun Herald, The (Biloxi, MS) – ASTHMA DRUG HELPS CUT STAYS IN HOSPITAL Adding another medicine to the traditional two-drug treatment for severe childhood asthma attacks substantially reduces the need to hospitalize sufferers, a study found.Researchers examined the effect of adding ipratropium bromide to the standard emergency room therapy for asthma attacks, albuterol and steroids.The result was a percent drop in the need for hospitalization, according to the study in today’s New England Journal of Medicine.The combination therapy… FIRM RECALLS GENERIC ASTHMA DRUG A generic drug company is recalling millions of vials of a widely used asthma medication because the solution be contaminated by microbial organisms.The company and the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday the problem with Copley Pharmaceutical’s albuterol sulfate inhalation solution could pose serious problems for people with weak immune systems.That includes those with AIDS, cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive lung disease and cancer patients undergoing… . Asthma inhalers on way out 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… –

http://www.healasthma.com Asthmatics to get greener inhalers AN FDA MANDATE REQUIRES COMPANIES TO STOP MAKING INHALERS THAT HARM THE OZONE, ASTHMA New inhalers effective, but feel different By KERRI SCALES More environmentally-friendly inhalers being prescribed for asthmatics.Dana Johnson has been suffering from asthma for more than years, and she has come to trust her inhaler to help her breathe easier.But during a routine visit to her doctor at Rappahannock Family Physicians two months ago, she was told that her asthma medication was going to change.In the FDA ruled that albuterol inhalers such as hers that use CFCs, or chlorofluorocarbons,… . Scripps Howard News Service – Switch puts asthma drug in short supply With sidebar ASTHMA-BOX Efforts to protect the environment from ozone-depleting chemicals have contribu ted to sporadic shortages of one of the most common medications used to control asthma. Albuterol, an inhaled drug that opens the airway, has become harder to find, a shortage set in motion by a new Food and Drug Administration rule � and the drug industry’s delayed response to that rule.Robert Mowers, a pharmacist with University of California Davis… . Free Albuterol products available for people with breathing disabilities AREA – The LifeStyle Medical Program makes available breathing medications and nebulizers to patients who use oxygen or who have asthma, emphysema or COPD at no cost to patients if they qualify.The Albuterol products are provided to those with severe breathing conditions, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program. No more waiting in line at the pharmacy!If you are an oxygen user at home or have severe breathing problems, call toll-free – - for more information to… . Free Albuterol products available for people with breathing disabilities AREA – The LifeStyle Medical Program makes available breathing medications and nebulizers to patients who use oxygen or who have asthma, emphysema or COPD at no cost to patients if they qualify.The Albuterol products are provided to those with severe breathing conditions, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program. No more waiting in line at the pharmacy!If you are an oxygen user at home or have severe breathing problems, call toll-free – - for more information to… . Free Albuterol products available for people with breathing disabilities AREA – The LifeStyle Medical Program makes available breathing medications and nebulizers to patients who use oxygen or who have asthma, emphysema or COPD at no cost to patients if they qualify.The Albuterol products are provided to those with severe breathing conditions, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program. No more waiting in line at the pharmacy!If you are an oxygen user at home or have severe breathing problems, call toll-free – - for more information to… . Free Albuterol products available for people with breathing disabilities AREA – The LifeStyle Medical Program makes available breathing medications and nebulizers to patients who use oxygen or who have asthma, emphysema or COPD at no cost to patients if they qualify.The Albuterol products are provided to those with severe breathing conditions, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program. No more waiting in line at the pharmacy!If you are an oxygen user at home or have severe breathing problems, call toll-free – - for more information to… Free Albuterol products available for people with breathing disabilities AREA – The LifeStyle Medical Program makes available breathing medications and nebulizers to patients who use oxygen or who have asthma, emphysema or COPD at no cost to patients if they qualify.The Albuterol products are provided to those with severe breathing conditions, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program. No more waiting in line at the pharmacy!If you are an oxygen user at home or have severe breathing problems, call toll-free – - for more information to… . Free Albuterol products available for people with breathing disabilities AREA – The LifeStyle Medical Program makes available breathing medications and nebulizers to patients who use oxygen or who have asthma, emphysema or COPD at no cost to patients if they qualify.The Albuterol products are provided to those with severe breathing conditions, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program. No more waiting in line at the pharmacy!If you are an oxygen user at home or have severe breathing problems, call toll-free – - for more information to… . Free Albuterol products available for people with breathing disabilities AREA – The LifeStyle Medical Program makes available breathing medications and nebulizers to patients who use oxygen or who have asthma, emphysema or COPD at no cost to patients if they qualify.The Albuterol products are provided to those with severe breathing conditions, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program. No more waiting in line at the pharmacy!If you are an oxygen user at home or have severe breathing problems, call toll-free – - for more information to… . Free Albuterol products available for people with breathing disabilities AREA – The LifeStyle Medical Program makes available breathing medications and nebulizers to patients who use oxygen or who have asthma, emphysema or COPD at no cost to patients if they qualify.The Albuterol products are provided to those with severe breathing conditions, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program. No more waiting in line at the pharmacy!If you are an oxygen user at home or have severe breathing problems, call toll-free – - for more information to… –

http://www.healasthma.com – . Environmental concerns force asthma inhaler off the market When Shelby Cowan has an athsma attack, she depends on her Albuterol rescue inhaler to help her breathe. But very soon, the Albuterol inhaler she has been using since she was years old will be banned.”This is scary,” said Cowan, , of Brownwood. “I depend on Albuterol. It is my security blanket. I have to have it.”Cowan and many other athsmatics across the Big Country are finding out that their doctors are phasing out the old… genes found that affect drug for asthma Determine how effective albuterol is for patients WASHINGTON – In a step toward an age of “personalized medicines,” researchers have found gene variations that affect the way individual asthma sufferers respond to a drug widely used to control acute attacks. Out of thousands of variations in a single gene, the researchers said they have identified that determine how well asthma patients respond to albuterol, a drug commonly used to prevent or to control acute attacks.The study appears today in the… . wire (USA) – Environmental Regulations to Force Current Formulations of Leading Asthma Inhalers Off U.S. Market by Re-branded Albuterol and Increased use of Levalbuterol Will Generate . Billion in Sales for GlaxoSmithKline, Schering-Plough and Sepracor, According to a New Report from Decision Resources PRNewswire — Decision Resources, Inc., one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and health care issues, finds that the compliance to a clean air treaty by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will force leading metered-dose inhalers containing ozone-depleting propellants off the U.S. asthma treatment market by the end of . According to the new Pharmacor report Asthma, conformity to guidelines of the Montreal… Families Sue Asthma Drug Manufacturer The families of an infant and a toddler alleged in separate lawsuits Tuesday that the recalled asthma drug Albuterol resulted in life-threatening pneumonia in the children, with one child suffering four bouts in less than two months.The maker of the drug, which also is used by the elderly, AIDS patients and people who suffer from emphysema and other breathing problems, notified doctors and pharmacies of the recall last week, said Barbara Morse, a spokeswoman for Massachusetts-based Copley… . Chemical Business NewsBase Press Release (United Kingdom) – Chemical Business NewsBase – Press Release Next safety develops an air-based asthma medication inhaler that does not use a refrigerant propellant. Inhalers used for delivering albuterol, a fast-acting bronchial dilator, currently use propellants such as ozone-depleting CFC’s, which are banned by the FDA beginning Dec or replacement HFA’s. Both propellants are also used as industrial refrigerants and eject the medicine, albuterol, at near-supersonic speeds. The Next Safety device supplies medication in a stream of air by ejecting the medication from a microfluidic pump automatically as the patient breathes,… Inhaler users left short of patience, New ‘green’ devices costlier, more complex WASHINGTON � Last warning Asthma inhalers go “green” on Dec. , forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch.The medicine inside these rescue inhalers � the albuterol that quickly opens airways during an asthma attack � isn’t changing. But the chemicals used to puff that drug into your lungs are.No more chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, that damage… Asthmatics face inhaler shortage SUMMARY Environment While manufacturers transition to a propellant-style inhaler, a provider is setting limits They can be literal lifesavers for the estimated people in Oregon with asthma.When pollen or cat dander causes breathing passages to constrict, a squirt from a pocket-sized inhaler allows air to flow back into the lungs. Asthma sufferers rarely go anywhere without them.But the availability of the albuterol inhalers has become less certain as manufacturers… . Wall Street Journal, The (abstracts) – SEPRACOR’S XOPENEX GETS FDA BACKING FOR INHALER USE Sepracor’s asthma drug Xopenex is approved by the FDA for inhalers, adding an environmentally friendly drug to the market; Xopenex is the ’single isomer’ version of albuterol, in which half the molecule is removed, leaving only the portion believed to be medically effective; it could cause fewer side effects (M) … . Newsday (Melville, NY) – SMART MONEY Product Recalls Collapsing bunk beds, bacteria-tainted inhalers THESE ARE PRODUCT RECALLS announced recently by manufacturers and regulators. Some recalls have begun several weeks ago but were not widely publicized. Other recalls, particularly medical and pharmaceutical products, have been completed already by local stores, but you should check products already purchased. Products were distributed nationally unless otherwise noted. Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution What’s wrong be contaminated with bacteria. What’s… . ASTHMA DRUG IN SHORT SUPPLY AT PHARMACIES INDUSTRY SLOW TO PRODUCE INHALERS MEETING FDA RULE Efforts to protect the environment from ozone-depleting chemicals have contributed to sporadic shortages of one of the most common medications used to control asthma. Albuterol, an inhaled drug that opens the airway, has become harder to find, a shortage set in motion by a new Food and Drug Administration rule — and the drug industry’s delayed response to that rule.The FDA rule, adopted in response to a international treaty, phases out albuterol inhalers that… –

http://www.healasthma.com . New York Times, The New Drug Called Major Gain in Asthma Control A new asthma inhalant drug works better at preventing attacks and lasts longer than a widely used 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 a recent issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association compared the drug’s effectiveness with albuterol and a dummy medication among asthmatics aged and up.Albuterol is a widely used… . Datamonitor – Teva’s albuterol inhaler wins new pediatric indication Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has announced that the FDA has approved ProAir HFA inhalation aerosol for use in patients as young as four years of age. Previously, ProAir HFA had been indicated for use in patients aged and older. In clinical studies, ProAir HFA, the albuterol sulfate inhaler, exhibited significant bronchodilator efficacy in pediatric asthmatics aged four to years. According to the company, ProAir HFA provides physicians with a treatment option to help… . (USA) – –ALBUTEROL/IPRATROPIUM, Solicitation NOTICE TYPE Presolicitation Notice DATE POSTED -AUG- AGENCY Department of Veterans Affairs OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs;OA&MM / National Acquisition Center;Building ; st Avenue, One Block North of Cermak;Hines IL SUBJECT –Albuterol/Ipratropium CLASSIFICATION CODE – Medical, dental & veterinary equipment & supplies SOLICITATION NUMBER VA- – -RP- CONTACT … . US Fed News (USA) – GENETICS PLAY ROLE IN RESPONSE TO MOST COMMON ASTHMA DRUG WASHINGTON, Oct. — The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ National Institutes of Health issued the following press release Genes affect how asthma patients respond to albuterol, according to results of a new study of adults with mild asthma. Researchers in the Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN) of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, found that over time, how participants responded to… . Chemical Business NewsBase US Food and Drug Administration News (United Kingdom) – Chemical Business NewsBase – US Food and Drug Administration News New and generic drug approvals Ventolin HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol, GlaxoSmithKline. On Mar the US Food and Drug Administration announced approval of NDA (efficacy supplement with clinical data to support) for Ventolin HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol. The product contains albuterol sulfate at . mg (eq base)/metered inhalation, is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, and is prescription only. There are no therapeutic equivalents. The label is available, as a -page PDF, on the website. … . Switch puts asthma drug in short supply Efforts to protect the environment from ozone-depleting chemicals have contributed to sporadic shortages of one of the most common medications used to control asthma. Albuterol, an inhaled drug that opens the airway, has become harder to find, a shortage set in motion by a new Food and Drug Administration rule – and the drug industry’s delayed response to that rule.Robert Mowers, a pharmacist with UC Davis Health System, said he has sufficient supplies of the drug for… Researchers study possible benefits of asthma drug Use of all drugs by athletes questioned by sports officials A competitive cyclist like Jon Stacks rarely loses his breath – save those few dizzying moments last week when he had to blow furiously into a plastic tube to pass an asthma checkup at a local clinic. But for cyclist Murray Washburn of Colorado Springs, that same suffocating feeling is a routine part of the asthma attacks that constrict his breathing passages – and can make or break a bike race for him. What both athletes have in common besides a passion for pedal power is… The Albuterol CFC to HFA Conversion – What is the Impact? Frost & Sullivan, San Antonio Melina Trevino, – - North America Corporate Communications, Healthcare F – - melina.trevino@frost.com http://www.frost.com The Healthcare Group at Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its Exclusive Healthcare Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on pharmaceutical market to be held on Thursday, at pm CT / pm ET.The FDA has mandated that by all CFC propelled… . Wall Street Journal, The (abstracts) – EVEN WITHOUT A VACCINE, EXISTING DRUGS SHOW PROMISE IN TREATING BIRD FLU Health Journal column discusses research indicating that several existing drugs be useful for treating avian influenza, even if vaccines and antivirals are not available; these drugs include familiar medicines such as Merck’s cholesterol drug Zocor and the generic asthma drug albuterol; what they have in common is the ability to fight the constellation of lethal symptoms of acute respiratory distress symdrome (ARDS), which some researchers call ‘vascular… . Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News – ‘Rescue’ inhaler costs to climb Supplies tighten ahead of ban of ozone-destroying CFC propellants in devices Feb. 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 the government says, the makers of albuterol “rescue” inhalers – used by millions of people to reopen airways during asthma attacks will have to stop using the ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbon propellants that power the devices.Three decades ago, scientists discovered that the CFCs were damaging… –

http://www.healasthma.com – Drug company recalls Asthma medication albuterol sulfate cause problems. WASHINGTON – A generic drug company is recalling millions of vials of a widely used asthma medication because the solution be contaminated by microbial organisms.The company and the Food and Drug Administration said the problem with Copley Pharmaceutical’s albuterol sulfate inhalation solution could pose serious problems for people with weak immune systems.That includes those with AIDS, cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive lung disease, and cancer patients undergoing… . New York Times, The F.D.A. Approves Inhaler The Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration for the first asthma drug inhaler of its type that is free of a propellant thought to harm the ozone layer. The inhaler made by M delivers the drug albuterol without using chlorofluorocarbons, or CFC’s. The Schering-Plough Corporation will market and distribute the so-called metered dose inhaler in the United States under the brand name Proventil HFA on behalf of M’s… . Los Angeles Times The Nation IN BRIEF / WASHINGTON, D.C. FDA Bans Certain Types of Albuterol Inhalers Inhalers using chlorofluorocarbons to dispense the drug will be banned at the end of the Food and Drug Administration said.Chlorofluorocarbons, once widely used as aerosol propellants in a variety of products, have been removed from most use because they can damage the Earth’s protective ozone layer.Their use with albuterol, which helps prevent wheezing, shortness of breath and troubled breathing caused by asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, had been… . Newsday (Melville, NY) – Company Recalls Asthma Medication – A generic drug company is recalling millions of vials of a widely used asthma medication because the solution be contaminated by microbial organisms.The company and the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday the problem with Copley Pharmaceutical’s albuterol sulfate inhalation solution could pose serious problems for people with weak immune systems. That includes those with AIDS, cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive lung disease and cancer patients undergoing… . wire (USA) – Inhalers to be Distributed to Uninsured Asthma Patients Across the Country, Local Community Clinics Team Up to Distribute Albuterol Asthma Medications to Those Most in Need PRNewswire-USNewswire — Community health centers and clinics across the country will be distributing asthma inhalers free of charge to their uninsured and underserved asthma patients beginning this week. Direct Relief International has partnered with The Children’s Health Fund, National Association of Community Health Centers and National Association of Free Clinics to distribute environmentally-friendly inhalers to more than community health centers and free… . Chemical Business NewsBase Press Release (United Kingdom) – Chemical Business NewsBase – Press Release New and generic drug approvals Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, Lannett. [ table in original article] On Dec the US Food and Drug Administration announced approval of ANDA for Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution. The product contains albuterol sulfate at . % (eq base), is manufactured by Lannett, and is prescription only. There are ten therapeutic equivalents (data in table). The label is not available on the website. … . Chemical Business NewsBase Press Release (United Kingdom) – Chemical Business NewsBase – Press Release Teva’s ProAir HFA, the market leading albuterol inhaler, receives new paediatric indication. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (Teva) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ProAir HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol for use in patients as young as years of age. Previously, ProAir HFA had been indicated for use in patients aged and older. In clinical studies, ProAir HFA, the market leading albuterol sulfate inhaler, exhibited significant bronchodilator efficacy in paediatric asthmatics aged to years. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd,… . PROGRAM OFFERS FREE ALBUTEROL MEDICATIONS Through the In-House Rx Program, patients who have asthma, emphysema, or COPD, be eligible to receive Albuterol breathing medications and Nebulizers at no cost.The Albuterol products are provided to those who are troubled with severe breathing conditions and who meet the additional guidelines of the program. No deposit is required.Oxygen users and those with severe breathing problems are encouraged to call ( ) – to see if they qualify for the program. 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http://www.healasthma.com – . Herald-Standard (Uniontown, PA) – New ‘rescue’ inhalers draw criticism New “rescue” asthma inhalers be environmentally friendly, but not everyone is breathing easily over a government-mandated switch to the new products.For years, albuterol metered-dose inhalers have used chemicals known as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to propel the medicine into asthmatics’ lungs, but CFCs have been linked to depletion of Earth’s protective ozone layer. So, in response to a environmental treaty to eliminate CFC use, the… . US Fed News (USA) – FDA WEEKLY NEWS DIGEST, WASHINGTON, — The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Food & Drug Administration issued the following newsletter ALBUTEROL INHALERS WITH CFC PROPELLANTS TO BE PHASED OUT FDA has published a final rule directing makers of albuterol metered-dose inhalers with chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propellants to stop selling the products by Dec. , . The inhalers are used to treat patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…. . Honolulu Advertiser, The Prescriptions By Landis Lum Inhaled steroids crucial for asthma Q.Both my son and I have asthma, and my doctor wants us to use a steroid inhaler every day, even when we’re not wheezing. What gives? Not only does it not work as fast as quick-relief inhalers like Albuterol, Alupent, or Maxair, but aren’t steroids bad?If you or your child awakens three or more nights a month because of coughing or wheezing, or needs to use a quick-relief medication like albuterol inhaler… . Earth-friendly asthma inhalers are more costly, New devices required in U.S. on Thursday Come Thursday, asthma inhalers in the United States will become Earth-friendly and at least three times as expensive.Asthma sufferers who rely on the rescue drug albuterol will no longer be able to buy the old-fashioned type of inhaler that contains ozone-damaging chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs. Instead, pharmacies will only fill prescriptions for a new inhaler powered by the environmentally safe chemical hydrofluoroalkane, or HFA.Albuterol is an emergency drug used during asthma… . (USA) – Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances; Removal of Essential-Use Designation (Epinephrine), ACTION Proposed rule. SUMMARY The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is proposing to amend FDA’s regulation on the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) in self-pressurized containers to remove the essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). FDA has tentatively concluded that there are no substantial technical barriers to formulating epinephrine as a product that does not release… Breathe easier with proper asthma information FAMILY MEDICINE Q. I am years old and was diagnosed with asthma when I was . My symptoms have improved over the years. When I develop chest tightness or wheezing, usually about two or three times per week, I use an albuterol inhaler and I feel better. If I use albuterol more frequently, I develop palpitations. With all the new medicines available to treat asthma, is albuterol the best medicine for me? A. Asthma is a serious disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the… . CHANGE IN THE AIR CHANGE IN THE AIR Last month to switch to ‘green’ asthma inhalers AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON – Last warning Asthma inhalers go “green” on Dec. , forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. The medicine inside these rescue inhalers – the albuterol that quickly opens airways during an asthma attack – isn’t changing. But the chemicals used to puff that drug… . Switch to ‘green’ asthma inhaler near, Dec. is deadline to end old type WASHINGTON — Last warning Asthma inhalers go “green” on Dec. , forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a switch.The medicine inside these rescue inhalers — the albuterol that quickly opens airways during an asthma attack — isn’t changing. But the chemicals used to puff that drug into your lungs are.No more chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, that damage Earth’s protective ozone layer. By year’s end, all… . New York Times, The Drug Costs Run Free Under New York Medicaid Penlac Nail Lacquer rarely cures the nail fungus it is designed to treat, yet it costs a thimbleful. As a result, more than state Medicaid programs and dozens of private health insurers require doctors to get advance permission to prescribe it. But not New York Medicaid, which spent million on the drug last year, more than eight times as much as any other state. New York spent million last year, far more than any other state, on Nexium, the “new Purple… . LOCAL Asthma drug tests MARLBORO – Sepracor Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration permission to begin testing its asthma drug R-albuterol on humans in the United States, the company reported yesterday.The pharmaceutical developer has already conducted initial human trials of R-albuterol overseas. R-albuterol is a version of albuterol, a popular asthma drug sold under the names Ventolin and Proventil, but it lacks a part of albuterol’s molecular structure that … –

http://www.healasthma.com Scripps Howard News Service – PROBLEMS WITH AN ASTHMA MEDICINE ADDITIVE A new study adds to evidence that an antibacterial agent added to some asthma medications can cause airways to constrict, blunting the effectiveness of the main drug.The study by researchers at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, found that of adults with asthma experienced a significant drop in breathing capacity when exposed to the preservative, called benzalkonium chloride, or BAC, during the experiment.The chemical is added to some albuterol solutions administered… Distribution problem leads to shortage of inhalers A DISTRIBUTION glitch has left some area pharmacies with depleted stocks of an inhalant aerosol drug used for relieving the symptoms of intense asthma attacks.While a brand-name version of the aerosol drug, called Proventil, has remained available, the less expensive generic version, albuterol, has been scarce for weeks, said officials of the Independent Pharmacy Alliance, which represents about , pharmacies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.”The generic form is… . ASTHMA INHALERS RECALLED A Schering-Plough Corp. subsidiary is recalling a batch of prescription albuterol inhalers that patients use to fight off asthma attacks, after one patient bought an inhaler that turned out to be empty. The problem could be life-threatening if an asthma patient discovers an empty inhaler in the midst of an asthma attack. Patients who have filled a prescription since for Warrick Pharmaceuticals’ albuterol metered dose inhaler – a generic version of the common asthma medication… . New York Times, The Children’s Drug Labels Reconsidered OF the more than , prescription drugs now on the market with approval by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, percent have never been tested for safety or efficacy in children. But since doctors legally prescribe these drugs for children anyway, they have been in the position of having to “blindly grope” for a child-size dose that is both safe and effective, said Dr. Gloria Troendle, a medical reviewer in the endocrine and metabolism division of the… . Breaths of fresh air Van from St. Louis Children’s Hospital travels to area schools to diagnose and treat students with asthma. When it’s hard to breathe, it’s hard to stay in school, play with friends and just be a kid.A mobile asthma clinic run by St. Louis Children’s Hospital travels to elementary schools around St. Louis to test kids for the lung disorder and check in with those who have already been diagnosed.At some schools, nearly a quarter of kids are asthmatic. That’s three times higher than the national average, and combined with St…. . Chemical Business NewsBase Press Release (United Kingdom) – Chemical Business NewsBase – Press Release Asthma sufferers breathe easier as Walmart announces environmentally sustainable inhaler. As part of its continued commitment to provide accessible, affordable medications to those who need it most, Walmart will carry an environmentally friendly albuterol rescue inhaler starting at , the lowest-priced inhaler on the market. The ReliOn Ventolin HFA inhalers, sold exclusively at Walmart Stores Inc (Walmart), will ease the transition as asthma sufferers are forced to replace their CFC-powered inhalers with new HFA inhalers in to comply with an FDA mandate. While some HFA… . New York Times, The Rough Transition to a New Asthma Inhaler Millions of people with asthma and other lung diseases will have to switch inhalers by the end of the year. And for many, the transition will not be smooth.The change — mandated by the federal government in to go into effect next Jan. — is to comply with the treaty to protect the earth’s ozone layer. It bans most uses of chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, which are used as propellants in many inhalers. Inhalers, used primarily in treatment of asthma, must be… For many with asthma, inhaler switch is likely to be a tricky one Millions of people with asthma and other lung diseases will have to switch inhalers by the end of the year. And for many, the transition will not be smooth.The change – mandated by the federal government in to go into effect next Jan. – is to comply with the treaty to protect the Earth’s ozone layer. It bans most uses of chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, which are used as propellants in many inhalers.CFC-free inhalers have been available for more than a decade…. . (USA) – Protection of Stratospheric Ozone Allocation of Essential Use Allowances for Calendar Year ACTION Final rule. SUMMARY With this action, EPA is allocating essential use allowances for import and production of Class I stratospheric ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) for calendar year . Essential use allowances enable a person to obtain controlled Class I ODSs as part of an exemption to the regulatory ban on the production and import of these chemicals, which became effective as of . EPA allocates essential use allowances for exempted production or import of a specific quantity of Class… . Healthy Lifestyles A breath of fresh air, Last month to switch to green’ asthma inhalers WASHINGTON � Last warning Asthma inhalers go “green” on Dec. , forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch.The medicine inside these rescue inhalers � the albuterol that quickly opens airways during an asthma attack � isn’t changing. But the chemicals used to puff that drug into your lungs are.No more chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, that damage… –

http://www.healasthma.com – is last month to switch to ‘green’ asthma inhalers WASHINGTON — Last warning Asthma inhalers go “green” on Dec. , forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch.The medicine inside these rescue inhalers — the albuterol that quickly opens airways during an asthma attack — isn’t changing. But the chemicals used to puff that drug into your lungs are.No more chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, that damage Earth’s protective ozone layer. By… . Los Angeles Times – Washington Post News Service – Environmental Concerns Put Pinch on Inhaler Market 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 the government says, the makers of albuterol “rescue” inhalers — used by millions of people to reopen airways during asthma attacks — will have to stop using the ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbon propellants that power the devices.Three decades ago, scientists discovered that the CFCs were damaging the… . Daily Camera (Boulder, CO) – THIS WEEK`S QUESTION MY -YEAR-OLD SON WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MILD ASTHMA AT AND HAS HAD PERIODIC COUGHING AND RUNNY-NOSE FITS OFF AND ON SINCE, TENDING TO WORSEN DURING THE SPRING. DIAGNOSES HAVE RANGED FROM ASTHMA TO ALLERGIES TO COLDS. HE RECENTLY HAD AN EPISODE WHERE HE WAS COUGHING SO HARD HE COULD NOT BREATHE THAT SCARED BOTH OF US A LOT. THE ONLY TREATMENT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN IS LIQUID ALBUTEROL, WHICH I DON`T WANT TO GIVE HIM IF IT IS JUST ALLERGIES OR A COLD. WHAT SHOULD I DO TO HELP HIM OVERCOME THESE PROBLEMS? I AM CONFUSED ON HOW TO TREAT HIM. Lloyd Gelman, M.D.This is a complex problem, and there is no easy answer. It might be allergies, asthma, colds, sinusitis or a combination of these. It`s hard to tell from the question how often this is happening and how long the episodes are. The tendency to worsen in the spring suggests (but hardly proves) allergies.Most children have eight to viral upper-respiratory infections per year. It`s fairly common for some children to have a prolonged cough and even wheeze after… . Daily Journal-Messenger (Seneca, SC) – Last month in U.S. to switch to green asthma inhaler WASHINGTON – Asthma inhalers go “green” in the United States on Dec. , which will force patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch.The medicine inside these rescue inhalers – albuterol, which quickly opens airways during an asthma attack – is not changing. The chemicals used to puff the drug into the lungs are.No more chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, which damage Earth’s protective ozone layer. By… . Charlotte Post, The Last month in U.S. to switch to green asthma inhaler WASHINGTON � Asthma inhalers go “green” in the United States on Dec. , which will force patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch.The medicine inside these rescue inhalers – albuterol, which quickly opens airways during an asthma attack – is not changing. The chemicals used to puff the drug into the lungs are.No more chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, which damage Earth’s protective ozone layer…. . The Arizona Daily Star – Contamination spurs recall of inhalation drug A Massachusetts generic drug company said Wednesday that it is recalling millions of vials of an inhalation solution widely used by asthma patients and others with breathing problems.Copley Pharmaceutical Inc. said some of its -milliliter Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution was contaminated by microbial organisms.It poses special risks of serious infection to people with compromised immune systems, including those with AIDS, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive lung disease and… . PLAYING WITH ASTHMA ATHLETES FIND WAYS TO DEAL WITH BREATHING AILMENT, BUT IT ISN’T ALWAYS EASY Jamie Landry found herself in a new town and a new climate at the start of her freshman year in high school. The move from San Jose to Escalon meant leaving old friends and having to prove herself anew as an athlete. But at the start of basketball season, she began having trouble catching her breath during running drills. Her difficulties would linger into the evening. “It took a while for me to get my breathing back,” said Landry, now a… . New York Times, The COMPANY NEWS SHARES OF COPLEY PHARMACEUTICAL PLUNGE % Shares of Copley Pharmaceutical Inc., based in Canton, Mass., fell percent yesterday after the company said it expected to spend million to recall asthma medication contaminated with bacteria. Copley stock closed down at . in Nasdaq trading, after falling as low as . earlier in the day. Late on Wednesday Copley said it was recalling all -milliliter vials of its . percent Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation solution, which is designed to make breathing easier for people with… . EDGAR Online -K Glimpse (USA) – -K SEPRACOR INC /DE/ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. ——————————————————————————– FORM -K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section or (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) Sepracor Inc.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware – - (State or Other Juris- (Commission (IRS… . EDGAR Online -K, -Q Glimpse Feed (USA) – -K ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC ITEM . MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report. In addition, see “Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.” Our predecessor, Rotech Medical Corporation emerged from bankruptcy on … –