Asthma treatment

http://www.healasthma.com – . New drug aids asthma sufferers BOSTON — An experimental, long-lasting drug inhaled twice each day is more effective for controlling the breathlessness and wheezing of asthma than conventional treatment with the drug albuterol, new research has found.The new drug, salmeterol, is made by Glaxo Inc., which is also a manufacturer of albuterol. The research, paid for by Glaxo, appears in today’s New England Journal of Medicine.In a -week study with people whose asthma was judged to be mild to… . MEDICINE Inhalers must get eco-friendly Patients with asthma and other lung diseases should stay tuned Many inhalers are poised for changes because they’re powered by ozone-damaging chemicals called CFCs. All albuterol inhalers — the kind used to treat asthma attacks — must be CFC-free by Dec. .Other types of CFC-containing inhalers will be phased out later.The Food and Drug Administration has proposed as the deadline for seven prescription-only inhalers to either go CFC-free or quit… . ABN Newswire – Asia Business News Stirling Products (ASX STI) Launches Companion Animal Health Initiative At BIO International Convention Perth, – (ABN Newswire) – Stirling Products Limited (ASX STI), an animal healthcare development and commercialization company, today announced that it is launching its presence into the companion animal healthcare market at the BIO Annual Convention in San Diego, – , .Stirlingas CEO and Managing Director, Dr Calvin London, will be attending the conference’s business forum.Stirling is formalizing a range of products for companion animal health… . ABN Newswire – Asia Business News Stirling Products (ASX STI) Launches Companion Animal Health Initiative At BIO International Convention Perth, – (ABN Newswire) – Stirling Products Limited (ASX STI), an animal healthcare development and commercialization company, today announced that it is launching its presence into the companion animal healthcare market at the BIO Annual Convention in San Diego, – , .Stirlingas CEO and Managing Director, Dr Calvin London, will be attending the conference’s business forum.Stirling is formalizing a range of products for companion animal health… . FD (FAIR DISCLOSURE) WIRE – Q Sepracor Earnings Conference Call – Final OPERATOR Welcome to Sepracor’s first quarter earnings conference call. Hosting the call today from Sepracor is Mr. Adrian Adams, President and Chief Executive Officer. At this time all participants have been placed in a listen-only mode, and the floor will be open for your questions following the presentation. (OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS). It is now my pleasure to turn the floor over to your host, Mr. Adrian Adams. Sir you begin. ADRIAN ADAMS, PRESIDENT, CEO, SEPRACOR,… . News & Observer, The (Raleigh, NC) – Breath of fresh air Regarding the Feb. article “Asthma inhaler supply tightens” [concerning albuterol "rescue" inhalers, which will have to be made without ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbon propellants] How easy it is to take much-needed medications away from asthma sufferers. What are they supposed to do? Asthma medications are already quite pricey, and now the cost is going even higher? Protecting our environment from CFCs is very important — but who… . Ludington Daily News Middle school students taken to hospital after mixing prescription drugs MANISTEE � Police said several middle school students were taken to West Shore Medical Center for treatment Thursday after consuming a combination of prescription drugs. According to the Manistee County Sheriff�s office, the department received a complaint that about middle school students, from a school the department did not identify, had taken Albuterol and Monopril within the past two days. Albuterol is used to treat asthma and Monopril is used as a… . Ludington Daily News Middle school students taken to hospital after mixing prescription drugs MANISTEE � Police said several middle school students were taken to West Shore Medical Center for treatment Thursday after consuming a combination of prescription drugs. According to the Manistee County Sheriff�s office, the department received a complaint that about middle school students, from a school the department did not identify, had taken Albuterol and Monopril within the past two days. Albuterol is used to treat asthma and Monopril is used as a… . (Minneapolis, MN) – Hatch sues two drug companies They’re accused of two-tiered price system . The Minnesota attorney general sued two drug manufacturers Wednesday, alleging that the way they priced inhalant drugs resulted in millions of dollars in overcharges to the Medicare and Medicaid programs since . “We’re not talking a few nickels here; we’re talking seven to eight times the cost” for albuterol and three other drugs used to treat asthma, emphysema and other lung diseases, said Attorney General Mike Hatch,… Wheeler case focuses on actions by NU–and on asthmatic athletes The focus during the Rashidi Wheeler case always has been on whether Northwestern took good enough care of him. Wheeler, an NU football player, died Aug. of an asthma attack while running a conditioning drill. NU’s trainers, believing he was hyperventilating, gave him a bag to breathe into, which made it nearly impossible for him to get oxygen. But what was Wheeler’s personal responsibility? Autopsy results showed Wheeler did not have any albuterol, the… –

http://www.healasthma.com – . New drug cuts asthma attacks for hours CHICAGO (AP) – 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, recently was approved for marketing in the United States 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… . YORK AREA PHARMACIES MEET ORDER Some York County pharmacies on Thursday were pulling from their shelves the Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution recalled by a Massachusetts generic drug company.Among them were the pharmacy at the Giant grocery store on Pauline Drive in York Township and the two York Apothecary locations at the Apple Hill Medical Center and York Hospital.A couple of pharmacists said the recalled generic drug is not used as much by their customers as brand names such as Proventil. Such products are… . Times, The (London, England) – Medeva to purchase Armstrong for m, Armstrong Pharmaceuticals MEDEVA, the fast-growing pharmaceuticals group, is acquiring its first quoted company, paying million for Armstrong Pharmaceuticals in America. Armstrong specialises in the production of anti-asthma drug delivery systems and aims to market a metered dose inhaler version of albuterol, a generic equivalent of Ventolin, which is being considered by the American Food and Drug Administration.Armstrong earned pre-tax profits of . million in the year to on sales of… . IVAX GETS OK TO SELL INHALER IN CANADA CANADIAN regulatory authorities have granted Ivax Corp. of Miami approval to sell the Albuterol Metered Dose Inhaler in Canada.The inhaler was developed and manufactured by Waterford Pharmaceuticals, an Irish subsidiary of Harris Pharmaceuticals that was acquired by Ivax. Novopharm Ltd., which specializes in branded generic pharmaceuticals, will distribute the product in Canada.Novopharm, Canada’s largest pharmaceutical company in terms of number of prescriptions… Health Watch Eliminating ozone-damaging inhalers FDA requires switch from CFC-propelled inhalers Old-fashioned inhalers that use chemicals harmful to the ozone layer are being phased out for a more environmentally friendly medicine for asthmatics.Chlorofluorocarbon-propelled inhalers will not be available in the United States after Dec. , because they contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring asthmatics switch to hydrofluoroalkane-propelled albuterol inhalers,… . FDA Inhalers outdated 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… . GenBetween – New asthma inhalers by the end of ( b media delivered by Newstex) People who take “inhalers” containing the medicine albuterol for asthma or other respiratory conditions will have to change their inhaler by the end of .Manufacturers are phasing out these inhalers which emit ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) to propel the medicine and they will be replaced by hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) inhalers.But, it seems the transition is going to be a bit rough because the HFA… Here’s how government �helps� The efficiency, or lack thereof, of government never ceases to amaze me. One of the hottest issues we face today is the rising cost of health care. And what does our government do?It mandates the removal of chlorofluorocarbons from Albuterol inhalers.What, pray tell, is the significance of this mandate?First, CFC is the gas that scientists say causes the hole in the ozone layer that lets in more ultraviolet light, thus increasing the risk of skin cancer. OK, I buy that.But… . ASTHMATIC GIRL’S KIN ACCUSE SCHOOL OF BIAS EVERY DAY, -year-old Amilyah Bailey takes a dose of Clarinex, puffs an Albuterol inhaler and spends up to two hours breathing from the nebulizer stocked with the Pulmicort she needs to treat her debilitating asthma.Cold weather can trigger the Suffolk County girl’s attacks, so she frequently misses school.Now her grandparents blame racial bias at Ridge Elementary School in Ridge for her lagging grades, and they are planning to take school officials to court.Instead… . McClatchy-Tribune Regional News (USA) – BRIEF Teva and UCB to jointly sell respiratory treatments in US The treatments are being developed by Teva Specialty Pharmaceuticals. Jan. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq TEVA; TASE TEVA) US respiratory therapy unit, Teva Specialty Pharmaceuticals and UCB (Euronext UCB) will jointly commercialize Teva’s US respiratory medicines. The first product to be jointly promoted in the US is Teva’s ProAir HFA (albuterol sulfate) inhalation aerosol. The agreement will cover additional treatments in future. Teva did not disclose the terms or the size of the deal.Teva North America president… –