Propeller Health announced today that users of its Propeller app are now able to access pharmacy services from CVS, Walmart, Kroger and Rite-Aid directly through that app. The Madison, Wis.–based company launched the app in January 2019, giving Walgreens patients the option to manage their asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medication regimen within the mobile app. […]
Propeller Health study suggests 84% of asthma inhaler use performed incorrectly
ResMed (NYSE:RMD) subsidiary Propeller Health today released results from a new study exploring real-world use of asthma rescue and controller inhalers that indicated that the majority of users did not use their inhalers properly. Results from the research were published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, the Madison, Wisc.-based company said. Data in the study […]
Propeller, Orion to develop digital asthma, COPD therapy
Propeller Health said today that it inked a deal to connect Orion’s Easyhaler line of inhalers for asthma and COPD with Propeller’s digital medicine platform. The two companies plan to co-develop a sensor that will attach to Orion’s inhalers and pair with a mobile app. Propeller touted that its existing digital medicine portfolio includes more […]
Propeller Health launches in-app pharmacy feature
Propeller Health today launched a feature within the Propeller mobile app designed to connect users directly with pharmacy services. The Madison, Wis.-based company kicked off the feature with Walgreens, giving Walgreens patients the option to manage their asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medication regimen within the mobile app. Using the My Pharmacy feature, people will […]
ResMed closes $225m Propeller Health purchase
ResMed (NYSE:RMD) said yesterday that it completed its $225 million acquisition of Propeller Health and its digital medicine platform. Lead by CEO David Van Sickle, Propeller will continue to operate as a standalone business within ResMed’s respiratory care portfolio, the companies reported. ResMed first announced the deal in December, explaining that Propeller’s products for people with […]
ResMed puts $225m on the table for Propeller Health
ResMed (NYSE:RMD) said today that it inked a deal to acquire Propeller Health and its digital medicine platform for $225 million in cash. Propeller Health, which sells small sensors that attach to inhalers and track medication use, will operate as a standalone business under ResMed’s respiratory care portfolio. ResMed reported that Propeller’s products for people […]
Propeller Health touts link between air pollution, rescue inhaler use in nationwide asthma study
Propeller Health today touted results from a nationwide study that indicated a direct association between daily air pollution and rescue inhaler use. Results from the study, which spanned five years and involved more than 2,800 individuals with asthma, were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Madison, Wisc.-based company said. Researchers in […]
Propeller Health touts investment from McKesson Ventures
Building on a $20 million funding round announced last month, Propeller Health said today that it landed an investment of an undisclosed amount from McKesson Ventures. The company is looking to expand its digital therapeutics business beyond devices that manage the treatment of chronic respiratory diseases. Propeller noted that it’s interested in exploring opportunities in […]
Propeller raises $20m and prepares to extend reach beyond digital inhalers
Digital therapeutics company Propeller Health and drug-delivery device-maker Aptar Pharma are teaming up, yet again, to develop an array of connected drug-delivery devices. The pair has worked together in the past – in 2016, the companies launched the world’s first fully-integrated connected metered dose inhaler. Now, they hope to create a platform of digital therapeutics, […]
Study: Propeller’s digital asthma tech informs policy, improves health
Results from a large, real-world study of asthma patients found that digital health technology can improve patient outcomes and inform city-planning policy, Propeller Health touted this month. The company teamed up with local government in Louisville, Kentucky and a nonprofit group to assess how environmental conditions can influence asthma symptoms using connected inhalers and a […]
