Levalbuterol (as tartrate) (single-isomer albuterol) 45mcg/inh; metered dose inhaler; CFC-free. Do not exceed recommended dose. Monitor for increased need; if inadequate control, reevaluate and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a public health advisory to alert patients, caregivers and health care professionals to switch to hydrofluoroalkane or HFA-propelled albuterol ...

Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. The medicine inside these rescue inhalers — the ...

Xopenex HFA (levalbuterol) has potential interactions with other medications and some supplements. These interactions could affect how well the drug works or cause harmful effects. An interaction can ...

Time is running out for patients who use albuterol inhalers to replace those propelled by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) with ones that rely on eco-friendly hydrofluoroalkane (HFA). After December 31, ...

Co confirms that its subsidiary, Barr Laboratories, Inc., has initiated a challenge of the patents listed by Sepracor Inc. in connection with its Xopenex 0.31mg/3mL, 0.63mg/3mL and 1.25mg/3mL. On July ...

Marlborough-based Sepracor Inc. announced that it has settled a patent dispute over its Xopenex brand asthma inhaler with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Barr Laboratories. Under the agreement ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. patients who use certain asthma inhalers made with ozone-depleting propellants should talk to their doctors now about alternatives ahead of a ban that starts in January, ...

Can levalbuterol (Xopenex) cause urine to test positive for amphetamines? —William L. Powell, Orland, Calif. Drug screens falsely positive for amphetamines have been associated with use of the Vicks ...