When wildfires ignite, they release tiny particulate matter called PM 2.5. These particles can hang in the air and, when inhaled ... pulmonary disease (COPD), or heart disease — have a higher ...

Certain Medicare plans typically cover at least part of the cost of inhalers for COPD. There are also several ways to further save on costs.

Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans with drug coverage typically cover inhalers for COPD. But you may still be responsible for a portion of the cost. If you have chronic ...

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

Tezepelumab did not significantly decrease moderate or severe COPD exacerbations compared with placebo, the COURSE trial found.

Metered-dose inhaler budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol (Breztri Aerosphere) was associated with a higher risk of a first moderate or severe COPD exacerbation (HR 1.09, 95% CI 1.04-1.14 ...

Novartis and Qualcomm are to develop a 'smart' COPD inhaler to allow patients to digitally monitor their medication. The announcement follows similar plans by Novartis's rivals in the respiratory ...

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080409 Meng-Ting Wang et al, Environmentally friendly inhaler regimens for COPD, BMJ (2024). DOI: 10.1136/bmj.q2825 ...

"We are proud to continue advancing our asthma and COPD inhaled drug program, achieving key clinical development milestones on schedule,” said Xian-Ming Zeng, Ph.D., CEO of Transpire Bio. "These ...

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 ...