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Scientists at Sepracor, Inc. discuss research in asthma

Published in Health Business Week, February 22nd, 2008

According to recent research from the United States, "Previous studies have raised concerns regarding the safety of regular use of beta(2)-agonists for treating asthma. Few studies have explored the safety of at least 1 year of use of racemic albuterol, and none have examined long-term dosing of levalbuterol."

"To examine the long-term safety of levalbuterol hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) vs racemic albuterol HFA administered via metered-dose inhaler (MDI) in patients with stable asthma. Patients with mild to moderate asthma (mean forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1], 68.3% of predicted) 12 years or older participated in a multicenter, parallel-group, open-label study....

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