Aim: (1) To compare the efficacy and adverse effects of treatment using nebulizers vs pressurized metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) with or without a spacer/holding ... asthma and COPD, the following ...

Asthma inhalers are hand-held devices that allow you to inhale a dose of medication to treat asthma symptoms. There are many types of asthma inhalers. They differ in whether they're used for quick ...

For people living with asthma or COPD, however, the holidays can also mean ... make sure to prepare by packing your quick-relief inhaler and valved holding chamber (spacer) in an easily accessible ...

After waking up from the procedure, he told me he could take full breaths for the first time in years,” Dr. Mark Sigler said ...

Patients with COPD had slightly more major adverse cardiovascular events after initiating single-inhaler triple therapy vs a LABA-ICS inhaler.

Opens in a new tab or window There was a notable gap in effectiveness between metered-dose and dry-powder formulations of single-inhaler triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

BOSTON — Compared with 17,800 patients starting new inhaled COPD maintenance therapy in 2016, 32,558 patients started a new inhaled treatment in 2022, according to a presentation at the CHEST ...

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing ...

Metered-dose inhaler budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol (Breztri Aerosphere) was associated with a higher risk of a first ...

For patients with COPD, budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol does not improve clinical outcomes compared with fluticasone-umeclidinium-vilanterol.

More information: William B Feldman et al, Comparative effectiveness and safety of single inhaler triple therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: new user cohort study, BMJ (2024).

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing ...