Inhaler
High inhaler costs increase difficulties for patients, cause skipped doses
SAN DIEGO — More research is needed to determine drivers of inhaler costs and patient knowledge on available financial assistance, according to a poster presentation here.
Parents report higher inhaler adherence vs. electronic monitor in pediatric asthma
SAN DIEGO — Among inner-city children with asthma, daily inhaler adherence was “overestimated” by parents when compared with adherence captured via an electronic monitoring device, according to a presentation here.
Stock inhaler program receives positive feedback from Illinois school health personnel
SAN DIEGO — A program that supplies schools with stock inhalers was well received by school health personnel/nurses in Illinois, according to two posters presented here.
Stock inhaler program in Chicago schools lowers asthma-related disturbances
SAN DIEGO — In Chicago public schools that adopted a stock inhaler program, more students who used a stock inhaler for asthma symptoms went back to class vs. leaving with a parent or emergency services, according to a poster presented here.
COPD inhaler adherence rises with lower cost sharing, medication management service invite
Patients with COPD had better inhaler adherence when invited to enroll in a program that lowers cost sharing for maintenance inhalers and offers medication management services, according to results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Metered-dose to dry-powder inhaler switch not often reversed in veterans
A small proportion of veterans who went from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler had to revert to the metered-dose inhaler, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.
New inhaled COPD maintenance medication prescriptions rise in recent years
BOSTON — Compared with 17,800 patients starting new inhaled COPD maintenance therapy in 2016, 32,558 patients started a new inhaled treatment in 2022, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
FDA clears investigational new drug application for inhaled nicotine replacement therapy
The FDA has cleared an investigational new drug application for the RespiRx Nicotine Inhaler (QN-01), an inhaled nicotine replacement therapy, according to a press release.
Community engagement can help stock inhaler programs succeed in rural schools
BOSTON — Community engagement can help stock inhaler programs for underserved rural schools succeed, according to two posters presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.
Grant winners study health care usage, patient perspectives in asthma
BOSTON — Work from four of the six winners of a grant from the Allergists’ Foundation as part of the Community Grant Program focus on asthma, according to an American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology press release.