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The primary goal of treating any asthma attack is to reverse the symptoms of bronchoconstriction and bronchospasm. This typically involvesrescue inhalerscontaining the drug albuterol which widens the airways and eases spasms.Mucolytic drugscan also help clear excess mucus from the lungs.9 ...
Cost Remains Significant Barrier to Respiratory Care for Patients Ashley Gallagher, Associate Editor June 7th 2024 By improving health insurance coverage and cost of inhalers, such as out-of-pocket caps, access to care can be increased. Some companies are aiming to improve access by implementing ...
Dhuper S, Chandra A, Ahmed A, Bista S, Moghekar A, Verma R, Chong C, Shim C, Cohen H, Choksi S. Efficacy and cost comparisons of bronchodilatator administration between metered dose inhalers with disposable spacers and nebulizers for acute asthma treatment. The Journal of emergency medic...
of comprehensive health insurance coverage and the unavailability of cheap or free medicines through the public sector in developing countries, people have to pay out-of-pocket to procure the medicines, therefore a large part of the total health care expenses is related to the medicine cost [18]...
Asthma medications, such as ICSs, LABA or LAMA inhalers, ICS/LABA inhalers, oral β2-agonists, leukotriene antagonists, mast cell stabilizers, xanthine derivatives, and systemic corticosteroids, were used to measure the MPR status. Clinical outcome and severity of COVID-19 The primary outcome ...
Over-the-Counter Availability of Rescue Inhalers for Asthma JAMA Viewpoint March 15, 2022 This Viewpoint reviews the history of over-the-counter rescue inhalers and outlines why they again should be made available to patients with asthma without prescription from a physician. Inhaled Reliever Thera...
Cost is the primary barrier to treatment for many people with asthma.” Some medical offices may have support staff to help with these changes, but many don’t. At the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Asthma Clinic, staff make a point to discuss insurance changes and patient assistance...
HIPAA compliant Transmits information to and from the provider in a secure manner consistent with HIPAA regulations Any TM activity should be HIPAA compliant DTC, Direct to consumer; HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; RPM, remote patient monitoring; TM, telemedicine. Some ques...
To assess adherence in these patients, the numbers of ICS-containing inhalers/canisters and OCS bought from pharmacies in 2012-2013 were retrieved from Social Insurance Institution of Finland. Exacerbations and medication The number of exacerbations was self-reported employing a structured questionnaire ...