Abbott Japan Announces that Hokunalin Tape Significantly Improves COPD Symptoms.Tokyo, Japan, Sept 22, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Abbott Japan has announced the results of its recent clinical study of Hokunalin Tape (tulobuterol), the company's proprietary ethical drug used in the treatment of bronchial asthma bronchial asthma n. A condition of the lungs characterized by widespread narrowing of the airways due to spasm of the smooth muscle, edema of the mucosa, and the presence of mucus in the lumen of the bronchi and bronchioles. (BA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease n. Abbr. COPD A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced. (COPD COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD abbr. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ). The clinical study conducted on 119 COPD (moderate and severe) patients in 16 university hospitals nationwide. The examinees, who are aged 40 or older and in a stable period, were divided into two groups: the one who were administered with Hokunalin Tape and the other with Serevent (salmeterol), COPD drug currently marketed by GlaxoSmithKline. Using the St. George's Noun 1. St. George's - the capital and largest city of Grenada capital of Grenada Grenada - an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth Respiratory Questionnaire, the index for assessing the condition of life of COPD patients, Abbott Japan compared the two groups. As a result, the group with Hokunalin Tape showed a significant improvement in terms of the quality of life, breathing function, nighttime sleep, and drug compliance. Accordingly, the company has concluded that these results indicate Hokunalin Tape is equivalent or superior to Serevent, the drug widely used in the treatment of COPD. Details of the study results were presented at the European Respiratory Society 15th Annual Congress held in Copenhagen on September 19, by Juntendo University School of Medicine Professor Seyama. Currently, Hokunalin Tape is co-marketed by Abbott Japan and Maruho. Source: JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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