Although bronchial hyperresponsiveness to cholinergic agents is a main feature of asthma, the role of anticholinergic drugs in chronic asthma management has been largely underestimated.

Nial Wheate in the past has received funding from the ACT Cancer Council, Tenovus Scotland, Medical Research Scotland, Scottish Crucible, and the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance.

There are three major problems with asthma care in the USA and misuse of asthma drug therapy contributes to each. Asthma patients suffer from symptoms regularly partly because healthcare providers ...

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently issued a safety alert requiring extra warnings to be included with the asthma and hay fever drug montelukast. The warnings are for users ...

Drugs already taken by millions of diabetes patients appear to also help slash asthma attacks by up to 70%, new British research shows. The two drugs are metformin, one of the most widely used ...

Strenuous exercise, the common cold and the flu, certain drugs—such as aspirin and ibuprofen—and stress can also cause asthma attacks. For people with asthma, the allergens, irritants ...

Acetaminophen 1000mg, ibuprofen 300mg; per 100mL; soln for IV infusion; preservative-free ... Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Its mechanism of action for analgesia ...

It was originally approved in 2003 for the treatment of moderate to severe asthma. The drug was subsequently granted marketing authorization to treat chronic spontaneous urticaria and ...