If you have asthma, COPD, allergy or any other respiratory conditions, then a major part of your regular treatment involves use of inhalers. One of the main issues with the use of inhalers is that you inhale a medication dose, but it does not reach your lungs effectively. This section ...
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Leukotriene inhibitors…A leukotriene is an immune substance released in the presence of an allergen. Inhibiting the release of leukotriene helps patients avoid symptoms such as runny nose, congestion, and difficulty breathing during an allergic asthma attack. Leukotriene inhibitors for asthma include mont...
Although people can have asthma attacks without being chronic asthma sufferers due to respiratory infections, it's usually a genetic and long-term problem. It may not be cured but it can be controlled. As long as an asthma sufferer knows what to do when an attack starts, it will be fine...
An inhaler is a medical device that administers asthma medication to the lungs in an aerosolized form. These devices are used to deliver both maintenance and rescue medication, mostly for asthma, but also for those suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or other respiratory con...
What are the possible long and short term side effects from inhaledcorticosteroiddrugstaken forasthma? Is it possible to experience similar side effects on high doses of the inhaled drugs as on the orally administered drugs (e.g.prednisone)? There are some potent new inhaled drugs, e.g. Flov...
Moderate or severe persistent asthma means you have asthma symptoms every day. You may also need to use your rescue inhaler daily to treat shortness of breath. Your normal activities are affected by wheezing, shortness of breath, or chest tightness. You have frequent flare-ups when your ...
Users who experience side effects after using their albuterol inhaler should contact their doctor immediately. Some users might experience allergic reactions to the albuterol medication, which might exacerbate their original respiratory disorder. Other side effects include shaking, swelling of the throat and...
Asthma and other respiratory infections may also be relieved by the use of salt inhalers. To flush impurities from the body, users place the salt inhaler opening into the mouth. The next steps require inhaling through the mouth and exhaling out of the nose. The moist air that passes through...