GLG News by Physicians in the U.S. who Treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Levoceterizine is the left-handed isomer of ceterizine (Zyrtec).  It gives all the antihistaminic effect of Zyrtec with, maybe, half the sedation.  But it ain't non-sedating!  Look at its own data:  6% sedation with Xyzal, 2% with placebo.  As such, I must respectfully disagree...

Symbicort is AstraZeneca's answer to Advair, presently the number one combination ICS/LABA in the U.S. for treating moderate to severe asthma. Symbicort will not, however, have an indication for quick relief of bronchospasm as it does in many European countries. Nevertheless, Symbicort appears to be...

Cervarix is a vaccine, not a treatment for cervical cancer. It immunizes against two of the more common strains that cause cervical cancer just like Gardasil, except Gardasil includes four viruses and Cervarix only two.

This is more a study to support the use of salmeterol plus fluticasone (Advair) after a study a year or so ago showed an increase in deaths for asthmatics using only salmeterol. It is not a study to reduce steroid use.

I have not found nebulized antibiotic therapy to be of great success in patients with chronic sinusitis.  There are already a few pharmacies that have formulated an array of nebulized antibiotics and I have tried them in a few patients with no success.   

The FDA's ban on CFC propellants (widely used for asthma and emphysema), which is due to be complete by 2008 has already driven almost all CFC-driven inhalers off the market. The alternative propellant, HFA, is patented by 3M, and only available in branded products which are about 3-5 times as expensive...

This is one of those studies where the marketing department calls us research and says, "Here's the conclusions to your next study.  Now design and perform a study to reach these results and this conclusion."  Unfortunately, I'm not kidding, and doctors aren't fooled.Years ago, Astelin designed...

I think the correct way to say it is, "You can eat your cake, and have it too", but no one knows what I'm talking about. This study looked at what happens when you add a nasal steroid (ciclesonide) to someone who is already on Advair 500/50.  Please note that one of the authors has a slight,...

There is a concern about anaphylaxis secondary to Xolair administration and this may result in longer waiting times after the administration of the drug.

Zileuton is much more than just Singulair taken 4 times a day. Its a much better leukotriene antagonist. Its benefit is comparable to inhaled steroids, and, alone, it can improve a patients pulmonary function test results for the volume of air blown out in the first second (FEV1). Singulair and Accolate...