GLG News by Xolair Prescribers for Asthma (US)

If asthma triggers are identified, avoidance of same reduces "attacks".  If the asthma in question is allergic in origen, said asthma can be eliminated through allergy immunotherapy.  There is more than one way to skin a cat! I wonder about the study (which I have not read) if the demand useage...

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.   

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...

This article points out that any device which holds the asthma medicine so that you can co-ordinate the puffing with the inhaling allows you to increase the percentage of the medicine that gets into your lungs.  As another reviewer correctly points out, this is very, very important in inhalers...

BACKGROUND Xolair is the first Biotech drug for allergic asthma.  It works by blocking the effect of IgE, the allergic antibody (an antibody is an infection-fighting protein that your body produces to fight foreign invaders.  An allergic response to dust mites or pollen happens because...

HAE is a rare but potentially life threatening immunologic disease.  If c1 esterase inhibitor is found to be effective in preventing exacerbations of HAE than this novel treatment will have a great impact on the lives of those affected and will undoubtedly replace the present treatments such as...

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