Respiratory news

The two Bibecfo inhalers and their boxes.

Third formoterol/beclometasone pMDI launched

26 July 2023, 12:39pm

Bibecfo (formoterol/beclometasone) is available in...

Person holding a bottle ready to pour into a medicine spoon held in their other hand

Codeine linctus abuse triggers plans for POM switch

19 July 2023, 9:37am

A public consultation on plans to reclassify codeine...

Photos of the two GoResp Digihaler inhalers.

Smart LABA/ICS combination inhaler launched with automatic usage monitoring

12 July 2023, 3:24pm

Prescribers can now offer patients with asthma and...

A mother holds her baby while he is injected in the thigh.

Emerging RSV vaccines recommended for new immunisation programme

22 June 2023, 1:03pm

Millions of infants and patients aged over 75 could...

Front-facing images of the Beclu 100 microgram and 200 microgram inhalers.

New corticosteroid metered dose inhaler for asthma

21 June 2023, 11:23am

Beclu (beclometasone) is indicated for the prophylactic...

Illustration of the lungs with the bronchioles highlighted

New NICE-recommended injection for severe asthma

25 April 2023, 2:38pm

Tezspire (tezepelumab) has a new mechanism of action...

Finalist for PPA Awards Sustainability Initiative of the Year

MIMS green inhaler prescribing initiative nominated for sustainability award

3 April 2023, 11:11am

MIMS' efforts to support greener inhaler prescribing...

A teenage boy uses his asthma inhaler

New treatment strategy for mild asthma as combination inhaler approved for as-needed use

28 March 2023, 11:14am

Symbicort 200/6 Turbohaler (budesonide/formoterol)...

Clinical Update podcast

Save time and be greener with MIMS Learning's new podcast

24 March 2023, 12:00pm

The first episode of the new Clinical Update podcast...

Medicine being poured from a brown glass bottle onto a white plastic spoon.

Some cough and cold medicines withdrawn 'as precautionary measure'

14 March 2023, 3:44pm

Pholcodine-containing cough and cold medicines are...

Pink liquid medicine is poured into a dosing cup

Pseudoephedrine safety under review

24 February 2023, 3:35pm

Medicines containing pseudoephedrine have been linked...

A doctor's hand writing a prescription.

Latest prescription data exposes 'stark health inequality' across England

23 January 2023, 6:09pm

People living in the most deprived parts of England...

A hand holds a pressurised metered-dose inhaler up against a leafy outdoor background.

MIMS initiatives help reduce carbon footprint of inhaler prescribing

16 December 2022, 10:46am

The 'lower-carbon' leaf symbol and the comparison table...

Luforbec 200/6 inhaler and carton

Higher strength of formoterol/beclometasone pMDI launched

14 November 2022, 9:56am

With the launch of a new 200/6 pressurised metered...

A live webinar on COPD and mental wellbeing

Free webinar to explore COPD and mental wellbeing

21 October 2022, 9:55am

On 28th November, at 7pm GMT, MIMS Learning will host...

Different kinds of asthma inhaler

NICE updates asthma inhaler decision aid

5 October 2022, 11:18am

NICE, in collaboration with the British Thoracic Society...

A boy sits on a sofa at home inhaling from a nebuliser.

MHRA warning over home use of asthma nebulisers in children

24 August 2022, 10:54am

Home use of nebulisers in paediatric asthma must be...

The new higher-strength Trimbow inhaler, with a grey body and a teal cap, stands upright next to its box.

New strength of triple combination pMDI launched

4 July 2022, 4:16pm

A higher-strength version of Trimbow pressurised metered-dose...

A head shot of a smiling Dr Richard Russell.

Free webinar: are COPD and CVD ‘two sides of the same coin’?

25 May 2022, 11:17am

MIMS Learning is hosting a free webinar on 13 June...

A photo of the white and pink Luforbec inhaler.

Metered-dose inhaler certified 'carbon-neutral'

19 May 2022, 4:56pm

Luforbec (beclometasone/formoterol) has been certified...