What is Dupixent for COPD? Dupixent (dupilumab) is an injectable therapy approved for adults with poorly controlled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and high counts in the bloodstream of a ...
Common symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, include shortness of breath, a frequent cough or cough that produces a lot of mucus, wheezing, and tightness in the chest. Excess ...
Many of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have received medical devices to help with our breathing. At first, it seemed to me that some of these devices worked better than others.
Roflumilast (brand name Daliresp) is a prescription medicine used in adults with severe COPD to decrease the number of exacerbations. It is in a class of medications called phosphodiesterase ...
Those of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have to juggle several other conditions. For me, that includes vertigo, which is usually caused by a sinus infection. Last week, I ...
Trelegy Ellipta is a once-daily, single inhaler triple therapy from GSK, in collaboration with Innoviva, approved as a long-term maintenance treatment for certain patients with chronic obstructive ...
Albuterol (also known as salbutamol) is a short-acting bronchodilator. It is used in emergency situations or for quick relief use as needed. Bronchodilators work by relaxing and opening the airways to ...
The active substance delivered by INOpulse is inhaled nitric oxide (iNO). NO is naturally produced by the lining of blood vessels as a vasodilator, a compound that acts to relax the smooth muscle ...
Ipratropium (brand name, Atrovent HFA; Boehringer-Ingelheim) is a short-acting bronchodilator. It is used to prevent wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, and chest tightness in people with COPD.