What is Spiriva Handihaler?
Spiriva is a maintenance inhaler that helps people deal with the symptoms of COPD by reducing the risk of COPD flare-ups, by controlling symptoms related to COPD, and by improving lung and airway function by dilating the passageways of the lungs and throat. This is not a rescue inhaler and cannot save your life in […]
Asthma Prescription Assistance Programs
The treatment of asthma has come a long way in the past few years. Care has improved and medicines have gotten better. These changes are making it easier for patients to control their asthma symptoms and live a fuller life. The cost of asthma medication is very high. When a patient transitions from CFC to […]
Prescription Assistance for Combivent Respitmat
Combivent is a combination medication (ipratropium bromide and albuterol sulfate) that is used to treat patients with COPD. Combivent Respimat is a bronchodilator; drugs such as these widen the bronchi and are used for the alleviation of asthma or asthma-like symptoms. Combivent Respimat is a very expensive drug without insurance: depending on the pharmacy you […]
Make Healthy Food Choices to Combat COPD
When life gives you the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, more commonly known as the COPD, hit the supermarket to indulge in healthy food choices. COPD patients require higher amounts of calories than usual, as it takes them considerable effort to breathe. One needs to bear in mind, that even when you’re overweight and suffering from […]
7 Myths of COPD
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is a chronic lung disease marked by consecutive fits of cough and wheezing. This disease causes lung inflation resulting in breathing difficulty and production of sputum. COPD is usually caused by irritable gases and chemicals and smoke. Not that this disease is rare in today’s time, many think that way […]