Kalixocin

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. KALIXOCIN clarithromycin CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Kalixocin. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have […]

Tilade

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. TILADE® CFC-FREE INHALER nedocromil sodium Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Tilade CFC-Free Inhaler. It does not contain all the information that is known about Tilade CFC-Free Inhaler. It does not take […]

Jardiamet

NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. JARDIAMET CMI0158-11 Film-coated tablets empagliflozin / metformin hydrochloride Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Jardiamet. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your […]

George Clooney Is Worried About Son Alexander's Asthma Amid COVID Pandemic

Hanging at home. George Clooney is taking precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic due to his 3-year-old son Alexander’s health. Everything We Know George and Amal Clooney Have Said About Parenthood “My son has asthma,” the actor, 59, told The Guardian on Sunday, December 13, noting that his family hasn’t left their compound since March. “They […]

Tezepelumab NAVIGATOR Phase III Trial Met Primary Endpoint of a Statistically Significant and Clinically Meaningful Reduction in Exacerbations in a Broad Population of Patients with Severe Asthma

10 November 2020 — AstraZeneca and Amgen today announced positive results from the NAVIGATOR Phase III trial for the potential new medicine tezepelumab in patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma. NAVIGATOR met the primary endpoint with tezepelumab added to standard of care (SoC) demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically — meaningful1 reduction in the annualised asthma […]

Fewer serious asthma events in Philadelphia area following COVID-19 stay-at-home orders

Philadelphia and its surrounding counties issued a series of ‘stay-at-home’ orders on March 17, 2020 in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. In the months that followed, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) saw a marked decrease in healthcare visits for both outpatient and hospitalized asthma patients. New research from CHOP and the Hospital […]

Scientists uncover immune cells that may lower airway allergy and asthma risk

The world is full of house dust mites. Do some cleaning, and you’ll probably stir some up. While everyone has immune cells capable of reacting to common allergens like house dust mites, most of us have no allergic symptoms. Still, many people do react with the typical allergic symptoms: sneezing, a runny nose, and itchy, […]

How can patients with asthma stay safe amid COVID-19?

People with moderate to severe asthma may be at higher risk of getting very sick from viral infection. These infections can affect your respiratory tract (nose, throat, lungs), cause an asthma attack, and possibly lead to pneumonia and acute respiratory disease. Chronic respiratory conditions account for a massive health burden in India, at around 93 million, […]