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View Post: Intal Inhaler discontinued - MPR
4 Aug 2009
July 20, 2009. Nycomed announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for Daxas (roflumilast) as a once-daily oral treatment for symptomatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ... Respiratory Tract > Asthma/ COPD. Triamcinolone acetonide 75 micrograms/inh; metered dose inhaler. ... SEREVENT DISKUS. Respiratory Tract > Asthma/COPD. Salmeterol (as xinafoate) 50micrograms/inh; dry pwd for inhalation; device with drug in blisters. ...
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View Post: RESPIRATORY DRUGS
28 Oct 2009
Slide 20: I. Bronchodilators Methylxanthine drugs  Drug Interactions:  Erythromycin, cimetidine, cirrhosis, CHF, acute pulmonary edema -  half-life Phenytoin, barbiturates, cigarette smoking, rifampicin, oral contraceptives -  clearance ... derivative of atropine Tiotro pium – structural analog of ipratr opium, approv ed for COPD, permits once daily dosing Delivered b y aerosol (metered dose inhaler/nebulizer) Slightly less effective than beta agonist     ...
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View Post: Asthma/COPD/allergy - Windows Live
2 Dec 2008
Inhaled corticosteroids: 1) beclomethasone HFA/Beconase AQ. 2) budesonide DPI & nebulizer/Rhinocort aqua 3) flunisolide MDI/AeroBid. 4) Fluticasone MDI/Flovent. 5) Mometasone DPI/Asmanex. 6) Triamcinolone acetonide/Azmacort. Anticholinergics ... 3) for COPD: Albuterol and Ipratropium/Combivent. Mast cell stabilizers. 1) Cromolyn (MDI, Nebulizer). 2) Nedocromil (MDI). Anti-IgE/Immunomodulators: 1) omalizumab. Leukotriene Modifiers (LTRA). 1) Montelukast (oral only) ...
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View Post: Successful Treatment of Previously Uncontrolled Adult Asthma with ...
20 Sep 2007 by Gawchik, S. M  
Before receiving BIS, she was treated with adequate trials of the available ICS products, including triamcinolone acetonide, fluticasone propionate pMDI, and budesonide inhalation powder, as well as trials of add-on montelukast sodium, ..... Assessment of the inhalation technique in outpatients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using a metered-dose inhaler or dry powder device. J Asthma 1998;35:273-9.[Medline]; Erickson SR, Horton A, Kirking DM. ...
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View Post: Advair Diskus (Fluticasone Propionate) Drug Information: Uses ...
19 Jun 2008
Disposable purple device with 60 blisters containing a combination of fluticasone propionate (100, 250, or 500 mcg) and salmeterol (50 mcg) as an oral inhalation powder formulation. An institutional pack containing 14 ..... Lower respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, have been reported in patients with COPD following the inhaled administration of corticosteroids, including fluticasone propionate and ADVAIR DISKUS. In 2 replicate 12-month studies of 1579 ...
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View Post: Asthma Medications: Black Box Warnings -- Where Do We Go From Here?
19 Apr 2007
Patients who were controlled on low-dose inhaled steroids were randomized for 16 weeks to inhaled triamcinolone, salmeterol, or placebo, and both clinical and inflammatory markers of asthma were measured. .... Another key point to recognize is that the recent FDA actions pertained only to asthma not chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Data from the Towards a Revolution in COPD Health (TORCH) study showed that all-cause mortality in COPD was actually reduced by ...
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View Post: The American Journal of Medicine Blog: The Association of Inhaled ...
18 Jun 2009 by American Journal of Medicine  
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are widely used in the treatment of obstructive lung disease. ICSs have been shown to be systemically absorbed. The association between ICS and serum glucose concentration is unknown. Methods ... (ICS and oral montelukast) in a prospective randomized, double-blind, double dummy, placebo-controlled, crossover study of glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coexisting asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ...
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View Post: Advances With Inhaled Corticosteroids
28 Dec 2006
Selecting a steroid with low oral bioavailability as well as using the proper inhalation technique will reduce systemic absorption from the portion of the ICS dose that is swallowed. However, a drug that is deposited in the lung is .... New Drugs for Asthma, Allergy and COPD. Basel, Switzerland: Karger; 2001:91-93. Mackie AE, Ventresca GP, Fuller RW, Bye A. Pharmacokinetics of intravenous fluticasone propionate in healthy subjects. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 1996;41:539-542. ...
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View Post: new guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma 2008
27 Feb 2009
asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. in: shargel, et al, eds. comprehensive pharmacy review. 5th ed. baltimore, md: lippincott williams & wilkins; 2004:1042-1065. self th. asthma. in: koda-kimble ma, young ly, kradjan wa, ...
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