or the β-agonist salmeterol (Serevent) in a multicenter, double-blind, international study. All enrollees had moderate-to-severe COPD (post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second ...

Study objective: To compare the safety of salmeterol xinafoate or placebo added to usual asthma care. Design: A 28-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, observational study.

Inhalers for COPD provide steroids, bronchodilators, or combination drugs. The three types differ in the mechanism by which the medication is inhaled and have different instructions for use. If ...

The systemic effects seen over eight hours after inhalation of three doses of salmeterol and formoterol were therefore compared in normal subjects. RESULTS Both salmeterol and formoterol caused an ...

3 Department of Statistics (Research & Development), King’s College Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr W D C Man Respiratory Muscle Laboratory, Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, ...

The medications inside inhalers work in different ways and are prescribed for various reasons. Combination meds with an ICS and LABA option to relax and open airways, like Advair (fluticasone with ...

Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium and vilanterol) is a brand-name inhaler that’s prescribed for COPD. Anoro Ellipta has interactions with some other drugs, including itraconazole (Sporanox) and ...

Asthma is a complicated condition, one that has multiple causes, varying degrees of severity, and no cure. Therefore, treating asthma is a matter of managing it to ward off symptoms and prevent ...

Asthma is a complicated condition, one that has multiple causes, varying degrees of severity, and no cure. Therefore, treating asthma is a matter of managing it to ward off symptoms and prevent ...