Researchers conducted an observational study using real‑world data to compare the effectiveness and safety of initiating three fixed‑dose long‑acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA)-long‑acting beta‑2 ...

Dry Powder Inhalers: A Double Win for COPD and Environment By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Feb. 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Dry powder inhalers might provide a double benefit for people ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with asthma who switched from a metered-dose inhaler to a dry-powder inhaler cut their inhaler carbon ...

Switching from a metered-dose to a dry-powder inhaler after a formulary change increased emergency department visits and hospitalizations in people with COPD or asthma. The absolute changes in risk ...

Switching from a metered dose inhaler to a dry powder version for maintenance therapy more than halves the carbon footprint of people with asthma, and without any worsening of their condition, finds a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Many health care systems are discussing a transition to dry-powder inhalers that have a lower carbon footprint ...

The pros and cons to using a dry powder inhaler as treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Neil Minkoff, MD: Dr Drummond, we’ve talked a little bit about the differences. You brought some ...

Aptar Pharma and COVIRIX Medical collaborate to assess feasibility of adapting Aptar Pharma’s proprietary DPI platform for antiviral delivery.

Most people with asthma and other lung diseases have no idea that commonly prescribed inhalers are helping make the planet warmer. Each puff has about the same climate impact as driving a gas-powered ...

There was a notable gap in effectiveness between metered-dose and dry-powder formulations of single-inhaler triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to real-world ...

Researchers in the United Kingdom compared the potential impact on carbon footprint and asthma symptom control of switching maintenance therapy to a dry powder inhaler vs continuing with a metered ...

Dr. Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, sits in an exam room, across from one of his patients with asthma. Joel Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a ...