Lindsey Shapiro PhD, science writer —

Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine), an inhaled therapy approved in the U.S. earlier this year for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), has been found to safely and effectively lead to clinical improvements among COPD patients regardless of disease severity, smoking history, and chronic bronchitis history. Chronic bronchitis is a…

CVS Health has launched an environmental health impact initiative that aims to support patients with chronic conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), for whom extreme weather events can worsen symptoms. At its onset, the initiative is focusing mainly on extreme heat events, providing excessive heat alerts and…

Dupixent (dupilumab) has been approved by the European Commission as an add-on maintenance treatment for certain adults with uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Specifically, the therapy from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is now indicated for COPD patients in the European Union who have evidence of type…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed by three months its decision about whether to approve Dupixent (dupilumab) as an add-on treatment for certain adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A decision is now expected by Sept. 27. An initial call was due at the…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked for more data from clinical trials that tested Dupixent (dupilumab) in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, one of the therapy’s developers, announced during a company webcast. The requested data pertains to subgroup analyses from two…

Out-of-pocket costs for AstraZeneca’s inhaled respiratory therapies — most of which are used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — will be capped at $35 per month for eligible patients in the U.S. starting in June, the company announced in a press release. This cap, likely to…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to review Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ request for a label extension for Dupixent (dupilumab) to include it as an add-on treatment for certain adults with uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The therapy’s potential sixth indication in the U.S.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time has cleared a fingertip pulse oximeter for home use as a medical device that consumers — including people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — can use to check their blood oxygen levels. The device, MightySat Medical from…

Two international Phase 3 clinical trials testing the investigational antibody itepekimab in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are continuing to enroll patients — specifically, former smokers — at hundreds of centers worldwide, with several new sites recently opened in the U.S. All of the new sites are…

Treatment with Dupixent (dupilumab) — approved in the U.S. for five inflammatory conditions, to date — once again resulted in significantly fewer exacerbations, or periods of sudden symptom worsening, among people with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the second of two similarly designed Phase 3…