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Checking Inhaler Technique in the Community Pharmacy: Predictors of Critical Errors

open access: yesPharmacy, 2020
Inhaled medications are critical in the pharmaceutical management of respiratory conditions, however, the majority of patients demonstrate at least one critical error when using an inhaler.
Tatiana Makhinova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regular treatment with formoterol and an inhaled corticosteroid versus regular treatment with salmeterol and an inhaled corticosteroid for chronic asthma: serious adverse events [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background An increase in serious adverse events with both regular formoterol and regular salmeterol in chronic asthma has been demonstrated in comparison with placebo in previous Cochrane reviews.
Aalbers   +27 more
core   +2 more sources

Time for a new language for asthma control : Results from REALISE Asia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Acknowledgments: This study was supported and funded by Mundipharma Pte Ltd. Online survey and statistical analysis were performed by Pei-Li Teh, Rachel Howard, Tsin-Li Chua, and Jie Sun of Research Partnership Pte Ltd.
Cho, Sang Heon   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Manifesto on small airway involvement and management in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an Interasma (Global Asthma Association - GAA) and World Allergy Organization (WAO) document endorsed by Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) and Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Evidence that enables us to identify, assess, and access the small airways in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has led INTERASMA (Global Asthma Association) and WAO to take a position on the role of the small airways in these ...
A. Cruz   +51 more
core   +14 more sources

The blue one takes a battering why do young adults with asthma overuse bronchodilator inhalers? A qualitative study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Objective: Overuse of short-acting bronchodilators is internationally recognised as a marker of poor asthma control, high healthcare use and increased risk of asthma death. Young adults with asthma commonly overuse short-acting bronchodilators. We sought
Cole, S, Griffiths, C, Seale, C
core   +2 more sources

Interchanging Reusable and Disposable Nebulizers Used with Home-Based Compressors May Result in Inconsistent Dosing: A Laboratory Investigation with Device Combinations Supplied to the US Healthcare Environment

open access: yesPulmonary Therapy
Introduction Reusable nebulizer–compressor combinations deliver inhaled medications for patients with chronic lung diseases. On hospital discharge, the patient may take home the disposable nebulizer that was packaged and combine it with their home ...
Judy Schloss   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combination fluticasone and salmeterol versus fixed dose combination budesonide and formoterol for chronic asthma in adults and children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
BackgroundCombination therapies are frequently recommended as maintenance therapy for people with asthma, whose disease is not adequately controlled with inhaled steroids.
Aalbers   +64 more
core   +1 more source

Inhibiting stearoyl‐CoA desaturase suppresses bone metastatic prostate cancer by modulating cellular stress, mTOR signaling, and DNA damage response

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Bone metastasis in prostate cancer (PCa) patients is a clinical hurdle due to the poor understanding of the supportive bone microenvironment. Here, we identify stearoyl‐CoA desaturase (SCD) as a tumor‐promoting enzyme and potential therapeutic target in bone metastatic PCa.
Alexis Wilson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Possibility of lipid microsphere-encapsulated Y-24180 as an injectable drug and an inhaler for the treatment of bronchoconstriction

open access: yesAllergology International, 2000
Y-241 80 ((±)-4-(2-chloro-phenyl)-2-[2-(4-isobuthyl- phenyl)ethyl]-6,9-dimethyl-6H-thieno[3,2f][1,2,4] triazolo[4,3-a)[1,4]diazepine) is a lipophilic platelet- activating factor (PAF) antagonist.
Mitsuko Takenaga   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nicotine-replacement therapy: A proven treatment for smoking cessation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and cancer. Despite the high prevalence of smokers worldwide, smokers are often neglected and not offered effective assistance with quitting their habits. In order to overcome this
Robson, Noorzurani
core   +1 more source

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