Undoubtedly there exists a need to improve the care of and outcomes for children who are suffering from asthma. This blog ...

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. Several ...

Venture capital group Abingworth is reportedly trying to raise up to $1.5 billion in investment funding to support biopharma companies' clinical development programmes in return for royalties on ...

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to AstraZeneca's full-year and Q4 2024 results conference call for investors and analysts. Before I hand over to AstraZeneca, I'd like to read the safe harbor statement.

GSK’s combination brings together Fluticasone furoate an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), umeclidinium, a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) and vilanterol, a long-acting beta2-adrenergic ...

A young Wisconsin man died from an asthma attack after the price of his inhaler skyrocketed nearly $500, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, suffered from asthma ...

Irish biotech GH Research has said the phase 2 win for its inhaled depression drug has “paved the way for future commercial success.” The inhaled mebufotenin candidate, dubbed GH001 ...

Objective: To review the basis for the estimated comparative daily dosages of inhaled corticosteroids for children and adults that are presented in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's ...

Excessive use of reliever inhalers for asthma is linked to a significantly increased risk of dying from the disease, a new study revealed today. Researchers found that over-use of short acting ...

In Canada, salbutamol is marketed in nebules, metered-dose inhalers, respiratory solutions and injectable formats. Pharmascience Inc. and Teva Canada Ltd. market the nebules and are both reporting ...

Exacerbations during pregnancy occur primarily in the late second trimester; the major triggers are viral infection and non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroid medication. Women who have a severe ...