December 29, 2011 — A budesonide/formoterol pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) reduced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations more effectively than a formoterol dry powder ...
Pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) contain propellant gases with high global warming potential yet remain a cornerstone of management for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...
Purpose. Special considerations in the selection of medication inhaler devices for elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the ambulatory care setting are reviewed.
AstraZeneca will discontinue the production of PULMICORT® (budesonide) 100 and 200 µg/dose HFA pMDI (pressurised metered dose inhaler) due to complex manufacturing issues related to technical aspects ...
The AERISTO trial results did not affect approval but could make it harder to market the drug in a competitive market where GSK’s Anoro (umeclidinium+vilanterol) is a benchmark treatment. AZ hopes to ...
AstraZeneca is giving up on a hard-to-manufacture inhaler. The company will stop making Pulmicort pMDI, a form of the asthma drug delivered through a pressurized inhaler, because of "manufacturing ...