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Cancellation of kids’ asthma medication continues to cause turmoil for Mass. families
09 Dec 2024 14:34 GMT
… keep medications affordable by adding penalties when a drug’s … a statement Friday.
Flovent, a corticosteroid treatment now sold under its … covered by insurers.
Other pharmaceutical companies have yet to … she and her son’s doctor, Ben Nelson of Massachusetts …
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With Respiratory Season Arrival, DPH Reminds Patients and Providers of Alternatives to Discontinued Asthma Medication
04 Dec 2024 15:41 GMT
… two commonly used inhaled treatments—Flovent® HFA and Flovent® Diskus by manufacturer … information on the Flovent discontinuation and alternate medications, view the attached … medications. The situation has been made worse by variable prescription drug …
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Top news of November: Metformin use in asthma, impact of Flovent discontinuation
03 Dec 2024 14:50 GMT
… related to asthma rise following Flovent discontinuation
Following the discontinuation … MD, pulmonologist, assistant professor of medicine at the University of California … Meeting. Read more.
FDA clears investigational new drug application for inhaled …
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DPH Reminds Patients and Providers of Alternatives to Discontinued Asthma Medication
27 Nov 2024 19:41 GMT
… two commonly used inhaled treatments—Flovent® HFA and Flovent® Diskus by manufacturer … information on the Flovent discontinuation and alternate medications, view the attached … medications. The situation has been made worse by variable prescription drug …
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Asthma medications discontinued: Massachusetts families look for alternative meds ahead of virus season
13 Nov 2024 20:59 GMT
… common asthma medications were discontinued.
The two inhaled treatments — Flovent HFA and Flovent Diskus … made worse by variable prescription drug coverage, and steep out-of …
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Discontinuation of asthma med Flovent linked with increased hospitalization
30 Oct 2024 21:19 GMT
Data from over 3 million people who had been using Flovent showed a 17.5% increase in asthma-related hospitalization in the three months after Flovent was discontinued, and a 24.1% increase in the following three to six months. ICU admissions for asthma in …
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ICU, inpatient admission rates related to asthma rise following Flovent discontinuation
01 Nov 2024 12:40 GMT
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GSK halted manufacturing its Flovent HFA and Flovent Diskus fluticasone propionate inhalers … the stopped manufacturing of Flovent] adds burden to doctors who are trying … be sure patients get the medications they need,” Christopher Alban, MD …
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Hospitalizations rise 24.1% after common asthma drug discontinued
30 Oct 2024 15:51 GMT
… discontinue the widely used asthma medication Flovent, and 24.1% in … was previously well managed on Flovent, faced significant health challenges … was forced to switch his medication, ABC News reported. … .
The decision to halt Flovent's production came …
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Discontinuation of popular asthma medication linked with increased hospitalization
30 Oct 2024 01:00 GMT
… medication is sprayed.
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Despite Flovent's popularity with doctors … lower-cost generic drug competition."
In addition … medication that only had a 30 day supply," said Cohen.
Drug … companies and drug manufacturers, but there …
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27 Individuals Indicted for Buying and Selling Wholesale Quantities of Misbranded and Diverted Prescription Drugs Resold to the Public Through Retail Pharmacies in Puerto Rico
27 Sep 2024 16:15 GMT
… licensed pharmaceutical distribution channels. By selling diverted prescription drugs and … Entresto, Famotidine, Farxiga, Flavfour HFA, Flovent, Fluticasone, Fluticatone, Genvoya, Glyxambi, … on the FDA website. If someone is having a medical emergency, …