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Drugs for Asthma by Med RX Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of drugs and medications that are commonly prescribed to treat Asthma: Accolate Advair Albuterol Allegra Asmanex Atrovent Azmacort Claritin... that are often used to treat Asthma.If you're interested in finding more information, tips, news and videos about Asthma, go to the Asthma WellPage or the Drugs for Asthma WellPage. Read on »

FDA Warns About Asthma Drug, Xol ... by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:25pm FDA Warns About Asthma Drug, Xolair Extreme Allergic Reactions Seen in Patients Using Injected Drug Feb. 21, 2007 -- The FDA is calling for a "black box" label warning for the asthma drug Xolair, alerting users it can cause potentially life-threatening allergic reactions. The FDA issued the alert after reviewing 48 cases of anaphylaxis -- life Read on »

FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Mon 20 Jul 2009 12:08am The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun a safety review of the asthma drug Xolair (omalizumab) after reports of an increased risk of heart attack, abnormal heart... in Patients with Moderate to Severe Asthma) spurred the investigation, the FDA said. The results indicate that Xolair boosts the risk of heart problems among users of the drug compared Read on »

Asthma Drug Xolair: Under safety review for possible cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events by Brian Wolstenholme Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Mon 27 Jul 2009 12:12am ) announced to the public new findings with respect to the ongoing safety study on the asthma drug Xolair (omalizumab). These findings associate the asthma drug with an increased risk... to be an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients being treated with the asthma drug. Genentech observed an increase in ischemic heart disease Read on »

Prenatal Smoke Tied to Poorer Asthma-Drug Response by Medline Plus Posted Tue 10 Aug 2010 11:34am drugs known as leukotriene modifiers -- added to their treatment in order to control their asthma, Raby said. The study, which was led by Dr... trial in which 1,041 children with persistent asthma were randomly assigned to use budesonide, another type of inhaled asthma medication called nedocromil or a placebo over four Read on »

FDA Reviewing Preliminary Safety Information on Asthma Drug Xolair by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:47am The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it is conducting a safety review of Xolair (omalizumab), a drug used to treat certain adults and adolescents with moderate-to-severe persistent asthma. Reviewers are looking for a possible association between patients who use Xolair and an increased risk of heart attack, abnormal heart rhythm Read on »

FDA Warns Against Certain Uses of Asthma Drug Terbutaline for Preterm Labor by Medline Plus Posted Thu 17 Feb 2011 5:27pm FDA NEWS RELEASE FDA warns against certain uses of asthma drug terbutaline for preterm labor Certain uses could lead to maternal heart...) to warn against these uses. Terbutaline is FDA-approved to prevent and treat narrowing of the airways (bronchospasm) associated with asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. The drug Read on »

New allergy and asthma drugs update October 2008 by Neil Kao Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:26am I have seen two changes since my last update. 1. Symbicort inhaler has a new actuator device. It has a built-in dose-counter. I have no experience with this device through clinical trials. Reportedly, every patient will receive this device automatically when they fill a Symbicort 160/4.5 script. AstraZeneca, the manufacturer, plans to begin ma ... Read on »

Astra Zeneca Ending Production of Inhaler for Asthma Drug Pulmicort–Technical Problems with the Unit From SkyePharma by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Thu 10 Mar 2011 1:53pm of the pressurized metered dose inhaler version of its asthma drug Pulmicort, due to technical problems, in a move that will hit its technology partner SkyePharma ( SKP.L ). SkyePharma... You can almost bet that inhalers such as this one, when they do get replaced will have some type of wireless capability. That is the way drug delivery is going so patient Read on »

FDA Waved Through Asthma Drugs Despite Falsified Trials by Cheryl Patient Expert

Posted Thu 02 Jul 2009 9:39pm "prescreened" for asthma drug trials with medically unnecessary pulmonary function tests (PFTs) without their knowledge or consent and had medication dosages reduced in apparent efforts... was norastemizole, a metabolite of Hismanal, an asthma drug withdrawn from the market in 1999 for cardiac-related deaths. FDA inspections of the Vivra Tucson facility where Jay Grossman Read on »