The American Journal of Managed Care

Despite New Types, Correct Inhaler Use Remains Low Among Elderly Patients With COPD

Just 24.7% of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) included in the study demonstrated correct usage of their inhaler. Despite all 200 patients included in the study being ...
Everyday Health

How to Make Sense of Inhaled Medications for COPD

Inhalers and nebulizers are necessary when managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Both are designed to deliver medication directly to the lungs, which helps in reducing symptoms, ...
Science Daily

Complex inhalers could prevent some patients from taking medicine, study suggests

Respiratory disease patients with arthritis could struggle to manage their conditions because their inhalers are too fiddly for them to use, new research has found. Respiratory disease patients with ...

Stopping COPD inhalers can lead to higher risk of flare-ups for 3 months

Stopping long-acting inhalers for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can lead to a sharp rise in flare-ups for ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Many Patients With COPD Found to Have Poor Adherence to Long-Acting Inhalers

Researchers explained that educational level, duration of disease, and inhaler type may affect adherence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Most patients with chronic ...
Healio

Inhaler formulary changes may worsen asthma control in children

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — Switching inhaler types due to insurance formulary changes may lead to reduced lung function in ...
UPI

'Green inhalers' could lower costs, carbon emissions

Eco-friendly asthma inhalers could lower both greenhouse emissions and medical costs, according to a new British study. Inhalers use hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) propellants to atomize and pump out the ...
Fox Business

With Flovent inhaler off the market, some parents face challenges in getting generics for kids with asthma

After Flovent, one of the most popular inhalers for treating childhood asthma, was discontinued this past January, some parents are reporting challenges in obtaining the generic versions of the ...
Healio

Online inhaler technique resources often overlook critical steps

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Online resources tended to feature more steps on inhalation technique rather than preparation/first use and post ...
CNN

Asthma patients could slash their carbon footprint by switching to ‘greener’ inhalers

Asthma sufferers could sharply reduce their carbon footprint by swapping commonly used inhalers for “greener” alternatives, a study from the University of Cambridge has found. By swapping metered-dose ...
News Medical

Switching to greener asthma inhalers would reduce carbon footprint

Environmentalists now have a new cause to take up – the metered dose inhalers (MDIs) used by asthmatic patients to control their airway spasm. According to a new study from the University of Cambridge ...