First Generic Version of Advair Diskus Gets FDA Approval
Mylan plans to make Wixela Inhub available in 3 strengths: 100mcg/50mcg, 250mcg/50mcg, and 500mcg/50mcg.
Asthma
Primatene MIST Now Available OTC for Mild Symptoms of Intermittent Asthma
The Primatene MIST inhaler contains 160 metered sprays and is available nationwide at Walgreens stores and online at Walgreens and CVS.
Pediatric Asthma Risk Score Has Good Sensitivity, Specificity
PARS has improved ability over API for predicting asthma in children with mild-to-moderate risk
Update on Medical Overuse Highlights Practices That May Harm More Than Help
The review, which was the fifth annual update discussing medical care overuse, aimed to identify and highlight research articles and literature published in 2017 related to medical overuse in adult patients.
Antibody Response to Flu Vaccine Evaluated in Asthma Patients Treated With Benralizumab
The trial analyzed the antibody response of 103 asthmatic patients to the seasonal influenza vaccine.
Oral Corticosteroid Use May Up Risk of Complications in Asthma Patients
The study authors aimed to assess AE risk and complications of OCS use in patients with asthma since most studies only report them in non-asthmatic patients.
Child Overweight, Obesity Linked to Increased Asthma Risk
In absence of overweight and obesity, 10 percent of all pediatric asthma cases would be avoided
Several Asthma, Allergy Groups Express “Deep Concern” Over Primatene MIST Approval
Primatene MIST was approved earlier this month for over-the-counter (OTC) use for the temporary relief of mild symptoms of intermittent asthma (eg, wheezing, tightness of chest, shortness of breath) in patients aged ≥12 years.
Millions of ER Visits for Asthma Due to Air Pollution
9 to 23 and 5 to 10 million annual asthma ER visits attributed to ozone and PM2.5 globally
Dupixent Approved as Add-On Maintenance Tx for Moderate-to-Severe Asthma
In the asthma clinical trials, the most common adverse reactions were injection site reactions, oropharyngeal pain, and eosinophilia.
