FDA Approves Teva’s Asthma Drug QVAR With Dose Counter

May 23, 2014, 8:48 PM UTC

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. May 23 announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of QVAR (beclomethasone dipropionate HFA) with a dose counter for the ongoing treatment of asthma in patients 5 years and older.

The dose counter is designed to help asthma patients, as well as their caregivers, keep track of the number of doses remaining in the canister, the Israel-based company said. The new product will be commercially available later in 2014.

QVAR is an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) recommended as a twice-daily treatment for long-term asthma control, Teva said. Adherence to daily control medications, like ...

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