Inhaler Competence and Patient Satisfaction with Easyhaler: Results of Two Real-Life Multicentre Studies in Asthma and COPD. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate patients' inhaler competence and satisfaction with the Easyhaler(R) dry powder inhaler. DESIGN: Two open, uncontrolled, non-randomised studies.
Gabriella Gálffy +6 more
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A multifactorial anti-cachectic approach for cancer cachexia in a rat model undergoing chemotherapy [PDF]
Background: The effectiveness of drugs aimed at counteracting cancer cachexia is generally tested in pre-clinical rodent models, where only the tumour-induced alterations are taken into account, excluding the co-presence of anti-tumour molecules that ...
Argilés Huguet, Josep Ma. +8 more
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Abstract Cognitive impairment affects around 19% of community‐dwelling older adults in the United States. Pharmacists can play a significant role in identifying and deprescribing cognitive‐impairing medications through cognitive‐focused medication reviews or as part of comprehensive medication management.
Jacob Stanton +4 more
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Objective: This study was aimed to compare the efficacy between long-acting beta 2-agonists and leukotriene receptor antagonists as add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroids in moderate persistent asthma.
Sasikala Kumaravel +2 more
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Efficacy of tiotropium-olodaterol fixed-dose combination in COPD [PDF]
Tiotropium-olodaterol, formulated in the Respimat soft-mist inhaler, is an inhaled fixed-dose combination (FDC) of a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) and a long-acting beta(2)-agonist (LABA), commercialized under the name of Spiolto or Stiolto ...
Brusselle, Guy, Derom, Eric, Joos, Guy
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Two cases of respiratory infection due to Pasteurella multocida: Acute and chronic form
We present two cases of respiratory infection caused by P. multocida, effectively managed with penicillin antibiotics, illustrating both chronic and acute courses. These cases indicate the importance of considering P. multocida in respiratory infections, given the patients' history of pet ownership and the nonspecific imaging findings and symptoms ...
Hironoshin Onizuka +4 more
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Estimating the economic consequences of an increased medication adherence due to a potential improvement in the inhaler technique with Spiromax compared with Turbuhaler in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Spain [PDF]
The objective of this study was to estimate the economic impact of the introduction of DuoResp® Spiromax®, budesonide/formoterol fixed-dose combination (FDC), focusing on an increase in medication adherence due to an enhancement of the inhalation ...
Bijedic, Adi +6 more
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Suberic acid functionalized CuO NFs for enhanced electrochemical oxidation of formoterol fumarate
Abstract The work describes fabrication of structurally attractive CuO nanostructures using facile hydrothermal route. The nanostructures were synthesized by the application of suberic acid (SA),utilized both as an effective growth modifier and functionalizing agent.
Rajar, Kausar +4 more
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A pulmonary pseudo‐aneurysm can present with moderate to massive haemoptysis. Potential causes include trauma, infection, cancer, or iatrogenic causes such as (chemo)radiotherapy. The gold standard for diagnosis is a CTA of the chest with contrast in pulmonary circulation, and endovascular embolization is an effective treatment in most cases.
Gerdinique (G. C.) Maessen +4 more
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Ricardo Antonio Tan,1 Jonathan Corren2 1California Allergy and Asthma Medical Group, 2David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USAAbstract: Pharmacologic treatment of asthma should be done with a stepwise approach recommended in ...
Tan RA, Corren J
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