Inhalers like Spiriva and Advair are too expensive for many Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, reports Kaiser Health News. Here are four things to know. 1.

SPIRIVA RESPIMAT or SPIRIVA HANDIHALER can cause your breathing to suddenly get worse (bronchospasm). If this happens, use your rescue inhaler, stop taking SPIRIVA, and call your doctor right away or ...

When I read the news that three out of four manufacturers of asthma and COPD inhalers have decided to cap the price to the patient to no more than $35 a month, it came as a shockingly pleasant ...

Lupin has received the Food and Drug Administration’s permission for Tiotropium Bromide Inhalation Powder, 18 mcg/capsule, which is a generic of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Spiriva HandiHaler. The ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The blockbuster inhaled lung medication Spiriva, marketed by Pfizer Inc and Boehringer Ingelheim, raises the risk of heart attack, stroke and death from heart disease, ...

Approximately two thirds of hospitalized adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) received suboptimal treatment with inhalers, mainly resulting from errors, based on data from 96 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 16 or less, which implies dementia, predicted errors in using inhalers.