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Shifting from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in ...

If your COPD symptoms are not under control and you keep having flare-ups, you may benefit from a triple therapy inhaler.

There was a notable gap in effectiveness between metered-dose and dry-powder formulations of single-inhaler triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to real-world ...

The release of hydrofluoroalkanes from metered dose inhalers has been linked to green gas emissions; replacing metered dose inhalers with dry powder inhalers has been advocated to reduce the carbon ...

Patients with asthma and COPD routinely switch from pressurized metered-dose inhalers to dry powder inhalers and vice versa.

Breztri Aerosphere is an approved inhalation maintenance therapy for COPD Fernando Martinez, MD, the trial’s international coordinating investigator, said that “if positive, the THARROS trial will ...

These results were overall consistent with findings from the 2016 FLAME trial. Bottom line: A large retrospective cohort study demonstrated fewer COPD exacerbations and pneumonia hospitalizations for ...

I no longer classify rescue inhalers/SABD as “chronic” or maintenance medications and provide refills or repeats without careful reassessment. Unlike blood pressure medications or statins, patients ...

The combination of three medications in one inhaler helps control symptoms of COPD when taken regularly. But they aren't a substitute for a rescue inhaler and don't relieve sudden breathing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Outcomes may vary among different fixed-dose combination inhalers for COPD. Fewer severe acute exacerbations ...