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A 28-year-old man presented to our hospital with 3 days of intermittent, escalating dyspnea and chest tightness. He reported that he often experienced dyspnea when smoking, chewing tobacco, or exerting himself beyond the lev…

In a public health advisory, the Food and Drug Administration is urging health care professionals and their patients and caregivers to switch to hydrofluoroalkane-propelled albuterol inhalers before chlorofluorocarbon-propelled inhalers are ta…

An Albuterol Inhaler is typically used in the event of asthma attack. Bronchospasm occurs during an asthma attack which causes difficulty in breathing and can be mild or severe. In normal or non-asthmatic condition, air travels into and out of our lungs through a network of airways (bronchial tubes) easily. The airways are relaxed and the tissues are thin.
During an asthma attack or asthmatic conditio…

Supplier News — The Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval to Teva Pharmaceuticals for its application for a generic version of Dey’s drug, DuoNeb.
DuoNeb is a bronchodilator that increases airflow by dilating the br…

HONOLULU — Myocardial injury was detected in nearly half of 50 children undergoing more than 2 hours of albuterol nebulization for acute asthma attacks in a study presented at the joint meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies and the Asian Society for Pediatric Research.
Fully two-thirds of the children evaluated at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh experienced diastolic hypotension following more than 2 hours of continuous albuterol nebulization, reported Dr. Daniel Fa…

Nephron Pharmaceuticals introduces the first and only FDA approved generic version of Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.042% individually foil wrapped and bar coded. Therapists or patients no longer have the exhausting task of using multi-dose bottles to measure pediatric dose strengths. Tired of paying the brand name price? Then look to the leader in innovative packaging and safe respiratory medications, Nephron Pharmaceuticals. Each vial contains 1.50 mg…

SAN DIEGO — Levalbuterol was no more effective than albuterol in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a single-dose comparison trial.
Nor was the combination of ipratropium and albuterol more effective at increasing forced expiratory volume in 1 second ([FEV.sub.1]) than albuterol alone. The bronchodilator effect of the combination did last somewhat longer…

Two recent outbreaks of lower respiratory tract colonization and infection with Burkholderia cepacia prompted a public health advisory from the Food and Drug Administration.
The outbreaks, like several others reported in the literature, were attributed to contamination of multidose bottles of albuterol su…

Cold air is dry air. Exercising in dry air causes bronchospasm (EIB). Everyone with asthma gets EIB if they exercise strenuously in cold weather. However, if your asthma is well-controlled and you prepare for the trip, skiing or snow-boarding is lots of fun. Here are some tips if you are planning to participate in winter sports:Be sure to get a flu shot (since airplane…

Aceon also improves the flow of blood through the circulatory system. Aceon does not cure blood pressure; it merely keeps it under control.

How to Take Aceon

Take Aceon exactly as prescribed by health care provider. Swallow the capsules with a drink of water. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. Do not take Aceon more frequently than your doctor recommends. If the dose your doctor recommends does not provide relie…