For patients with this condition in whom medication alone is no longer adequately controlling their breathlessness, endobronchial valves (EBV) offer a new treatment option. The devices are about the size of a pencil eraser and are bronchoscopically placed in the most diseased part of the lung. Ex...
Are you taking medications for diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, or asthma/COPD? Have you ever had an unwanted side effect from the medication that you’re taking? Do you have Medicare Part D? Medication Therapy Management Solutions and your Concierge Pharmacist may be able to help. ...
Answer to: What ideas could you share with the patient and/or caregivers to help keep track of when the patient has taken his or her medication? By...
GSK is one of the top suppliers of respiratory medicines, with drugs in this category accounting for almost a quarter of its turnover in 2023 and Ventolin is its most prescribed product, used as a rescue medication by around 35 million people with asthma around the world. Inhalers are also...
The majority of the calls from individuals with COPD sought medical information (74%) and required 36.6卤14.5 min (range: 15鈥 85) to complete. Many different topics were discussed, with medication and exercise being the most common. The availability of the call center was identified as one ...
being used at this time is being administered in an experimental setting under controlled conditions. However, one of the fears of this virus is that there is no currently known treatment for it, and often it is the pharmacist that people look to first for information about medication ...
Sign with a finger or stylus above the line after the X. When completed tap “Done” in the top right. The medication profile will now show as reviewed. To leave the visit and save progress, tap on the “Save & Exit” button in the top right of the visit menu. To return to the ...
In part 1 of our podcast series with American Associated Pharmacies (AAP), AAP President and CEO Jon Copeland dives into key pharmacy industry trends. Q&A: How Pharmacists Can Help Patients with COPD, Inhaler Misuse | ASHP Midyear Brian Nowosielski;Lourdes Cross, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES;Ashley...
Sign with finger or stylus above the line after the X. When completed, tap “Submit.” The medication profile will now show as reviewed. To leave the visit and save progress, tap on the “Save Note” button in the bottom left of the visit. To return to the visit, tap on “...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common but preventable disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the airways and a persistently limited airflow that progressively worsens with age1–3. It has been predicted that it will be the fifth most common disease and third-leading ...