The COPD Foundation and ViiMed recently announced at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Amsterdam, the launch of COPD360coach, an idea of a CROWDSHAPED event co-hosted by Novartis Pharmaceuticals and the COPD Foundation this last June. The effort was organized by experts from different backgrounds to…
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Theravance, Inc. recently announced in a press release their plans to file for a joint-supplemental Japanese New Drug Application (sJNDA) for their collaboratively developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment, Relvar® Ellipta® (fluticasone furoate “FF”/vilanterol “VI” or “FF/VI” or Breo Ellipta). The partners aim to submit the application…
Recent data obtained from a study published in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease entitled “Benzodiazepine use in COPD: empirical evidence from Norway“ highlighted the misuse of benzodiazepine sedatives among COPD patients. The data, which was taken from the Norwegian Patient Register…
Theravance Biopharma, Inc. and Mylan MYL recently announced the commencement of a new phase III clinical program to evaluate revefenacin (TD-4208), an investigational long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) being developed to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The Phase III clinical program involves two replicate, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group,…
Minnesota Health Solutions Corporation (MHS) recently announced a partnership with Novu, an SaaS-based consumer engagement platform designed to align consumers and the health care ecosystem. The partnership will provide a digitally-delivered program to motivate and monitor patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD), a condition which, along with all chronic lower respiratory…
Prescribing bronchodilators for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with varying levels of disease severity can be a difficult task for clinicians and healthcare professionals. Of late, several combinations of bronchodilators were approved for patient use in COPD and other respiratory diseases. In a recent article entitled “Comparative efficacy of…
The use of short-acting-beta-2-agonists (SABA) has been associated with prediction of increased risks of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations in patients, according to a recent study entitled “Reliever salbutamol use as a measure of exacerbation risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” published in…
In a recent article published in the Polish Archives of Internal Medicine, Richard ZuWallack from the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut conducted a review exploring the concept of physical activity in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
CSL Behring, a global leader in the plasma protein therapeutics industry, has just announced its breakthrough maintenance treatment for patients with emphysema with documented severe A1-PI deficiency (AATD). Respreeza® has received marketing authorization in all states in the European Union (EU). Respreeza is a highly purified Alpha-1 protein derived from human plasma…
Boehringer Ingelheim recently released a report on the company’s findings from the Phase IIIb OTEMTO 1 (NCT01964352) & 2 (NCT02006732) clinical trials, which are testing combination treatment Spiolto® Respimat® (tiotropium/olodaterol) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The update is published in the…
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