Airsupra (PT027), a new asthma rescue treatment developed by AstraZeneca (AZ) and development partner Avillion, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A first-in-class ...

Systemic corticosteroids (CS) should be considered as first-line treatment for acute asthma exacerbations, especially those that are severe. A few hours or more may be required for systemic CS to ...

While the exact cause of asthma is unknown, certain genetic factors can increase the risk of developing the disease.

An albuterol inhaler is a quick-relief or rescue medication used to decrease asthma symptoms. Albuterol can decrease acute symptoms associated with worsening asthma such as: Albuterol may also be ...

said that PT027 could “transform the current rescue treatment approach”, if approved. “Millions of people with asthma rely on their albuterol rescue inhaler to alleviate acute symptoms ...

My mother had health insurance, but the profit-driven insurance industry failed her. She couldn't afford the asthma treatment ...

Asthma inhalers are hand-held devices that allow you to inhale a dose of medication to treat asthma symptoms. There are many ...

A mother who neglected to bring her daughter to the hospital for hours during an asthma attack has been sentenced to serve ...

There are multiple types of inhaler medications including ... if your inhaler is only for occasional or rescue use, like during an asthma attack, it might expire before you use up all the metered ...

Narrator So contrary to another myth: medication is absolutely necessary. Doctors recommend using either a rescue inhaler or nebulizer during an asthma attack. But while the first priority is to ...

A Minnesota mom will spend less than four years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter after she and her husband ...

These vascular effects of inhaled CS on the airways could be expected to have therapeutic implications for the management of acute asthma and its characteristics are fundamental to establish the ...