Combination Sprays
Combination sprays containing both a bronchodilator and an inhaled corticosteroid are likely to become available. One example is Seriflo by Glaxo, which will combine the long-acting B2-adrenergic agonist salmeterol with the inhaled steroid fluticasone. A combination spray containing two bronchodilators (Combivent), albuterol and ipratropium bromide, has already been marketed in the United States.
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Every five years, guidelines for physicians who diagnose and treat asthma are updated by the NAEPP’s Expert Panel to incorporate newly published evidence from research studies. Last weekend in San Diego I attended the largest allergy meeting in the world, the annual congress of the AAAAI, where the 2007 update of the asthma guidelines was presented by some of the panel members. The full 600-page document is available for downloading and publi…
WALMART COMPLETE FOUR DOLLAR ($4) DRUG LIST–CLICK HERE
Walmart has announced that it will offer over 300 top prescription drugs to its customers for just four dollars per month. The program will cover a 30 day supply of medication. The program is being launched in Florida, and will expand to 14 other states in the near future. Wal Mart hopes to take the $4 dollar plan to all of it’s USA stores soon.
Target has announced that it will match Walmart’s program in it’s …
Treating exercise-induced asthma is preventive. Several agents seem to be effective and are easily adapted for both children and adults.
B2-Adrenergic Agonists
The B2-adrenergic agonists are effective in preventing exercise-induced asthma. If a short-acting agent is given ten to fifteen minutes before exertion the …
Accuretic along with other drugs to treat congestive heart failure.
How to Take Accuretic
If you are taking extended-release tablets, swallow them whole with some liquid–never chew or crush them. Take Accuretic exactly as prescribed by health care …
Drugs containing Accuneb are prescribed for the prevention and relief of bronchial spasms that narrow the airway.
How to Take Accuneb
If you are taking extended-release tablets, swallow them whole with some liquid–never chew or crush them. Take Accuneb exactly as prescribed by health care provider. Swallow the capsules with a drink of water. Take your doses at regular in…
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Planning for discharge should begin early in the hospitalization process. Your child’s regular physician or nurse practitioner should be involved and a follow up visit scheduled soon after discharge. The need for hospitalization suggests that your child’s management plan needs to be reassessed. Steroid medicines given by mouth will usually be continued for …
Asthma inhalers that contain the drug albuterol to relax the airways also contain chemicals that harm the ozone layer. And these inhalers won’t be available after this year, so U.S. health officials are urging patients to switch to alternative inhalers now.
Chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, are widely used to propel inhaled…
