NAPA, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Dey, L.P., a subsidiary of Mylan Inc. (NYSE: MYL), announced today that data from two presentations highlighting the use of Perforomist(R) (formoterol fumarate) Inhalation Solution will be featured in poster format at the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society on May 19, 2009 in San Diego.
In one analysis, use of Perforomist Inhalation Solution, when added to maintenance tiotropium, resulted in improved pulmonary function, dyspnea (shortness of breath) and rescue medication use versus treatment with tiotropium alone. In a second study, patient satisfaction increased in those treated with Perforomist Inhalation Solution twice daily compared with ipratropium/albuterol metered-dose inhaler (MDI) four times daily.
Presentation Details
In COPD, Adding Nebulized Formoterol to Tiotropium Treatment Provides Added Benefits in Pulmonary Function, Dyspnea, and Rescue Medication Use: A Pooled Analysis; poster board # J51
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Poster viewing: 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. PT
Location: Area J (Sails Pavilion, Upper Level), San Diego Convention Center
Nebulized Formoterol Improved Efficacy and Increased Patient Satisfaction Compared with Ipratropium/Albuterol MDI; poster board # J50
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Poster viewing: 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. PT
Location: Area J (Sails Pavilion, Upper Level), San Diego Convention Center
About COPD (1)
COPD is a preventable and treatable disease with some significant extrapulmonary effects that may contribute to the severity in individual patien
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