Atrovent HFA, an inhalation aerosol, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a COPD maintenance treatment (bronchodilator) in 2004. Ipratropium comes as an aerosol solution in a ...
Tiotropium, the first-choice long-acting bronchodilator in COPD ... was as effective as salmeterol when added to low-dose inhaled corticosteroids, in terms of bronchodilation and asthma control.
Childhood asthma leads to over 10 million missed school days annually in the U.S., making it a significant contributor to chronic illness-related school absenteeism. In the U.S., nearly 25 million ...