The main patent on Advair (fluticasone+salmeterol) expired as long ago as 2010, while the patent on GSK’s Diskus inhaler expired in 2016. But Mylan became the first of a group of potential ...

However, Seretide is available both as a pMDI and in the Diskus dry powder inhaler, and is also approved for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as well as asthma in ...

It has issued a reminder to sufferers of the importance of using their preventer (anti-inflammatory) inhaler regularly as prescribed, and to avoid relying on their blue inhaler alone. Dr Alison ...

Most of these will have a mixture of inhalers to combat the condition. These include a "preventer" inhaler taken daily to help stop attacks from happening and a use a reliever inhaler, which is ...

However, a new warning from the regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), says people with asthma should use their preventer (anti-inflammatory) inhaler regularly as ...

Contamination that might occur from a common MDI canister protocol would seem to come from the surface of the canister, not the medication itself. This risk could be mitigated by good hand washing ...

Background A key physiological parameter to consider when issuing an inhaler device and optimising technique is peak inspiratory flow rate (PIFR), which provides valuable insight into the inhaler ...

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