So what is an exacerbation of COPD, or exacerbation of chronic bronchitis? Basically, it is based on a symptomatic definition. The patient complains about an increase in the baseline symptoms of ...

The main pharmacological interventions for palliation of breathlessness would be opioids, ie, oromorph and benzodiazepines ...

Research shows that digital inhalers equipped with remote monitoring capabilities may aid in predicting and identifying ...

Digital inhalers may help predict occurrence of acute exacerbations of COPD for patients in an ambulatory setting.

In smokers with COPD, LABA+LAMA is more effective than LABA+ICS in preventing exacerbations, regardless of blood eosinophil count.

Between 14 days and 1 day out from an acute exacerbation of COPD, a digital inhaler measured significant drops in inhalation ...

Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is linked to reduced exacerbations and hospitalizations in COPD, ILD, and pulmonary hypertension.

The FDA recently approved mepolizumab for treating adults with inadequately controlled COPD and an eosinophilic phenotype, ...

Objective Long-term azithromycin treatment effectively prevents acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

It is becoming increasingly recognized that people with COPD have an elevated risk of serious CV events,1 discussed Hanania ...

Antibiotic demand for pneumonia and COPD in the top 20 countries showed high global consumption. Researchers conducted a ...

Drummond, M. B., et al. (2025). Use of a Digital Inhaler to Assess COPD Disease Variability and Identify Impending Acute COPD Exacerbations: A Pilot Study. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases ...