A device costing just pennies, based on an idea by a University of Manchester Professor to help his son use an inhaler, could be a gamechanger for asthma patients. The impressive results are from ...

They are preferred when inhaled steroids do not adequately control symptoms. LABAs are not used as a single asthma medication but as an add-on therapy and often are combined with another asthma ...

LABAs and LAMAs are only used in combination with an inhaled steroid for the treatment of asthma. LABAs have a black-boxed warning for severe worsening asthma when used as monotherapy for the ...

Asthma inhalers are hand-held devices that allow you to inhale a dose of medication to treat asthma symptoms. There are many types of asthma inhalers. They differ in whether they're used for quick ...

clinepi.mcgill.ca Background: Inhaled corticosteroids are effective at preventing asthma morbidity and mortality. Most studies, however, have focused on short term effects, raising uncertainty about ...

Researchers found that over-use of short acting reliever drugs known as beta agonists is associated with a higher risk of death from asthma. But regular use of inhaled steroids, known as longer ...

According to national guidelines, mild persistent asthma is defined by a need for β-agonist treatment more than 2 days per week (but less than daily), asthma-related nighttime awakenings more ...

have not demonstrated superior asthma control or improved safety over older MDIs. All of the inhaled corticosteroids demonstrate efficacy with once-daily dosing, and all are more effective when ...

clinmed.gla.ac.uk Background: Although inhaled corticosteroids have an established role in the treatment of asthma, studies have tended to concentrate on non-smokers and little is known about the ...

Maintenance ICS Inhalers For most people with asthma, particularly those with mild to moderate symptoms, using maintenance inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is a cornerstone of effective management. ICS ...

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