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Triple therapy 'potentially best option' for stable COPD patients
Triple therapy with a long-acting muscarinic antagonist...

MHRA advises prescribers to consider carefully the benefits and neuropsychiatric risks of montelukast
Prescribers should be alert for possible neuropsychiatric...

New antibiotic prescribing guidance issued for pneumonia
NICE has published antimicrobial prescribing guidelines...

MIMS summary of NICE COPD guidance updated
Prescribers can now consult the quick-reference MIMS...

Soft-mist inhaler now available as reusable device
Respimat is now available as a reusable inhaler that...

New egg-free flu vaccine for 2019/20 season
MIMS flu vaccine listings have been updated to reflect...

Updated BTS/SIGN asthma guidance recommends quadrupling inhaled steroid dose to treat an attack
Healthcare professionals should consider quadrupling...

Two new steroid inhalers launched
A new beclometasone metered-dose inhaler and a new...

Quick-reference MIMS COPD prescribing resources updated
Concise MIMS resources on COPD management and antibiotic...

Compare COPD inhalers and insulin pens with new MIMS tables
Quick-reference comparison charts for COPD combination...

Widespread false diagnosis of COPD is exposing patients to unnecessary medication risks, study suggests
Patients are being unnecessarily exposed to the adverse...

Correct vitamin D deficiency to reduce COPD exacerbations, say researchers
Vitamin D supplements may nearly halve the rate of...

New MIMS table helps prescribers choose asthma inhalers
Prescribers can now turn to a handy MIMS comparison...

New salmeterol/fluticasone breath-actuated inhaler for asthma and COPD
Fusacomb Easyhaler (salmeterol/fluticasone) is a new...

Are you up to date with the latest inhalers?
View images and key features of inhalers and other...

Fluticasone/formoterol asthma combination available in new device
Flutiform K-haler (fluticasone/formoterol) is a new...

New corticosteroid MDI option for asthma patients
Kelhale is a new metered-dose beclometasone inhaler...

New salmeterol/fluticasone inhaler for adult and childhood asthma
The new pressurised metered-dose inhaler (MDI) Combisal...

Pressurised metered dose inhalers: MHRA warns of cap inhalation risk
Reports of inhaler mouthpiece covers being accidentally...

One week of steroids 'as effective as two weeks' for severe COPD
A shorter course of steroids lasting 3 to 7 days appears...
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Prescribing news and resources for key therapeutic areas, collated by the MIMS editors.