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  2. First new asthma attack treatment in 50 years - AOL

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    Around two million asthma and COPD attacks each year could be treated with the drug, a study suggests. ... The study, on 158 people, monitored patients for three months after treatment for a flare-up.

  3. Bronchodilator - Wikipedia

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    Because it has no effect on asthma symptoms when used alone, it is most often paired with a short-acting β 2-adrenergic agonist. While it is considered a relief or rescue medication, it can take a full hour to begin working. For this reason, it plays a secondary role in acute asthma treatment. Dry throat is the most common side effect.

  4. Beta2-adrenergic agonist - Wikipedia

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    They are primarily used to treat asthma and other pulmonary disorders. Bronchodilators are considered an important treatment regime for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are usually used in combination with short acting medications and long acting medications in a combined inhaler. [1] [2]

  5. Discovery and development of beta2 agonists - Wikipedia

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    This long duration of action made the treatment for severe asthma and COPD more convenient for the patients because it is inhaled twice a day. [1] In 2013 an extra long-acting β 2-agonist, vilanterol, was marketed. Its duration of action lasts for 24 hours which should improve patients' compliance and make the treatment more convenient. [2]

  6. Beta-adrenergic agonist - Wikipedia

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    Patients who are suffering from chronic inflammatory lung diseases such as asthma or COPD may be treated with medication targeted to induce more smooth muscle relaxation in the lungs and less contraction of the heart, including first-generation drugs like salbutamol (albuterol) and later-generation medications in the same class. [9]

  7. Anti-asthmatic agent - Wikipedia

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    An anti-asthmatic agent, also known as an anti-asthma drug, refers to a drug that can aid in airway smooth muscle dilation to allow normal breathing during an asthma attack or reduce inflammation on the airway to decrease airway resistance for asthmatic patients, or both. The goal of asthmatic agents is to reduce asthma exacerbation frequencies ...

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