Stephen Hughes receives research grant funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Medical Research Future Fund, The Australian Research Council and Asthma Australia. He ...
The Royal College of Physicians has urged GP practices to urgently review control of asthma for any patient who has been prescribed more than 12 reliever inhalers in a year, after a study showed that ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Spirometry testing in the afternoon vs. morning was linked to a decreased likelihood for bronchodilator ...
2017 GOLD report recommends the first-line use of dual bronchodilators, such as Ultibro ® Breezhaler ®, in the treatment of the majority of symptomatic COPD patients Bronchodilation regarded as the ...
Experts say the shortage of the asthma and COPD medication albuterol is likely to get worse in the coming months. One of the largest manufacturers of albuterol, Akorn Pharmaceuticals, filed for ...
A diagnosis of COPD is confirmed by post‑bronchodilator spirometry supported by a quality-control process. To ensure early diagnosis, spirometry should be done in primary care when a person presents ...
Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-coloured inhaler (or “puffer”). This kind of “rescue inhaler” brings quick relief ...