We therefore performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine whether use of a short-acting bronchodilator provides a protective effect in patients with COPD undergoing ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an irreversible form of lung disease, is treated with prescription drugs, lifestyle changes, rehabilitation therapies, and surgery in certain cases. The ...

With advanced COPD, you can have symptoms all the time or almost all the time ... Some combination inhalers include both of these categories of medication in a single inhaler. Short-acting ...

Current guidelines recommend use of one or more long-acting inhaled bronchodilators for patients with moderate, severe, or very severe COPD. However, the initial choice of long-acting inhaled ...

Formoterol (brand names Perforomist, Foradil) is a bronchodilator in a class of medications called long-acting beta agonists (LABAs). It is used to control wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and ...

A NEW multicenter study, TOReTO, has shown that dual bronchodilator therapy can help reduce exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with notable differences in ...

Immediate treatments include using short-acting bronchodilators (inhalers) for relief from acute symptoms. Antihistamines may ...

The following medicines are commonly used to treat asthma. It is important to follow your healthcare provider's advice about your treatment. Short-Acting bronchodilators work quickly after you take ...

Rescue medications that provide fast relief of acute asthma symptoms Short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs ... one of several classes of drugs known as bronchodilators because they dilate (open ...

In people with COPD, a four-week treatment with roflumilast reduced sputum neutrophils by 31 percent and eosinophils by 42 percent. The clinical significance of this is unknown, however. In the two ...