Healio

Budesonide transnasal nebulization effective for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, polyps

Short-term budesonide transnasal nebulization effectively and safely treated patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps when compared with placebo, according to study results. In a double ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Budesonide-Formoterol Reliever Therapy Beats Albuterol for Prevention of Asthma Exacerbations

When used as needed, the combination of budesonide-formoterol was found to be superior to albuterol for the prevention of asthma exacerbations in patients with mild asthma. When used as needed, the ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Pulmicort Flexhaler

Budesonide (micronized) 90mcg/inh, 180mcg/inh; dry pwd for inhalation. Pulmicort Flexhaler is available as a dry powder for inhalation containing budesonide in the following 2 strengths: 90 mcg and ...
FiercePharma

Teva Completes Generic Pulmicort(R) Respules Portfolio with the Launch of Third Strength in the United States

JERUSALEM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 9, 2016-- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) today announced the launch of the generic equivalent to Pulmicort Respules®1 (budesonide inhalation ...
Healio

As-needed budesonide-formoterol bests albuterol for exacerbation prevention in mild asthma

DALLAS — Single combination inhaler treatment with budesonide-formoterol on an as-needed basis, compared with albuterol, more than halved the risk for severe asthma attacks in patients with mild ...
Medscape

Bioavailability of the Budesonide Delivered by the Clickhaler and Turbuhaler Dry Powder Inhalers in Healthy Volunteers: A Pilot Study

Objective: To compare the pharmacokinetic profile and bioavailability of budesonide after inhalation from the Clickhaler® dry powder inhaler with the Turbuhaler® as standard. Design: Randomised, ...
Medscape

OTC Budesonide-Formoterol for Asthma Could Save Lives, Money

If budesonide-formoterol were to become available over the counter (OTC) and used as-needed for mild asthma, it would save lives and cut healthcare costs, according to a computer modeling study ...
UPI

Inhaler combining albuterol, budesonide may stop asthma attacks

Two drugs are better than one when it comes to stopping asthma attacks in progress, a new clinical trial has found. The study, of more than 3,100 asthma patients, found that a two-drug "rescue" ...
Medindia

Pulmicort (400 mcg) (Budesonide) Drug Price and Information

Budesonide (Pulmicort (400 mcg)) is a corticosteroid, prescribed for inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, and also for breathing trouble. Budesonide is indicated for: 1. Treatment of Mild to Moderate ...
FiercePharma

US District Court rules one PULMICORT RESPULES® (budesonide inhalation suspension) patent invalid and another patent not infringed

AstraZeneca today announced that the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled that AstraZeneca's US Patent No. 6,598,603 ("the '603 patent"), protecting PULMICORT RESPULES in ...
Medindia

Pulmicort (Budesonide) Drug Price and Information

The Price section compares costs of the same generic drugs across brands and is purely for information purpose. Medindia neither buys nor sells drugs. Budesonide (Pulmicort) is a corticosteroid, ...