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Newly updated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management recommendations from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) now include the reduction in bronchoscopic lung volume through the use of endobronchial valves as a treatment option for patients suffering with advanced emphysema and absence of collateral ventilation. The new recommendations are…

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), together with Innoviva, recently announced GSK submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. FDA for the triple combination therapy FF/UMEC/VI (fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol) to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). GSK announced earlier this year that it was planning to advance the timing of the filing with…

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often find it difficult to breathe, sometimes feeling like they breathing through a straw. To help raise awareness for this respiratory disease, Royal Philips announced it has joined the COPD Foundation and the family of the late Leonard Nimoy, who died in 2015,…

Confirmation of a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using pulmonary function testing is associated with not only a decreased risk of death, but fewer admissions to the hospital due to COPD. The study reporting the findings, “Outcomes of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosed with or…

Propeller Health recently announced that its Propeller platform has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use with Breo Ellipta, GSK’s dry powder inhaler. On Dec. 1, 2015, Propeller, based in Madison, Wisconsin, and GlaxoSmithKline, headquartered in London, entered into a research and development agreement…

For COPD Awareness Month this November, PMD Healthcare has just announced that it will be participating by having every member of the PMD team wear orange pins stating ‘ask me about COPD’, to heighten awareness for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to Richard J. Martin, MD,…

Marlborough, Mass.-based Sunovion Pharmaceuticals is supporting several advocacy initiatives during the month of November in observance of the coinciding Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Epilepsy Awareness Months in the U.S., as well as World COPD Day on Nov. 16. Sunovion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma…

The Aerobika device, developed by Monaghan Medical Corporation (MMC), is effective in reducing drug use and costs for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a presentation at the recent American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) annual meeting in Los Angeles. The Aerobika Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP),…

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and Sunovion presented their new joint initiative called Delivery Makes a Difference at the CHEST 2016 Annual Meeting Oct. 22-26 in Los Angeles. Delivery Makes a Difference aims to increase awareness about the importance of drug delivery systems for diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary…

Theravance Biopharma and Mylan recently reported positive Phase 3 trial data on the effectiveness of the drug revefenacin (TD-4208) for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Revefenacin is an investigational long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) and the first once-daily nebulized bronchodilator in development to treat COPD. The drug will be…