Asthma Medication
Asthma Medication Issues - How Do You Know What's Safe?
It feels lately like there's always some kind of "bad news" in the headlines about one asthma medication or another. Asthma is a disease that benefits greatly from being treated, but do asthma medications actually do more harm than good?
That's the question you might be asking yourself. After all, just in the past year, we've heard about issues with Serevent and Advair (which is a combination drug that contains Serevent), Xolair, and now Singulair. And of course, many people are concerned abo...
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Expert & Community Posts
"When Can I Stop My Asthma Medication?"
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert...95% of the time it can be well controlled. Most asthma medications are categorized as either... Read more »
Which Asthma Medication Is Best?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...one of more of the above options. Less Common Asthma Medications There are a few other... Read more »
Serevent and Foradil carry more risks, and benefits, than other asthma medications
By Fred Little , Health Expert...that have significantly changed the landscape of asthma treatment (both from the clinician and... Read more »
Old, New and Future Approaches to Asthma Treatment
By Fred Little , Health ExpertNew approaches to asthma treatment Earlier last month, I attended an international conference on... Read more »
Healthcare Professionals Must Become Salespeople If Parent Perceptions are to Change
By Nancy Sanker , Health Expert...to give their children potentially life-changing asthma medications because they are not... Read more »
Health Guide
Singulair Suicide Risk Analysis
...indication was broadened to include treatment of allergic rhinitis in 2003). In the two broad classes of asthma medications -- quick-relief (typically bronchodilators, such as Xopenex or... Read more »Advair, Symbicort and FDA Advisory Committee Recommednations for Asthma Drugs
...should be more carefully monitored for drug benefit and the presence of adverse effects from their asthma medications. Advair is the only combination inhaler approved in this age group. Final... Read more »Asthma Medications: Albuterol
Quick-Relief MedicationsThese medications quickly control acute asthma attacks.Short-Acting Beta2-AgonistsBeta2-agonists do not reduce inflammation or airway responsiveness but serve as... Read more »Rick Frea: Asthma Sufferer and Respiratory Therapist Intro Comic
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Medications
...do not decrease the dose or stop taking any other asthma medication unless directed to do so by... Read more »
...(za-FEER-lew-kast)Uses Zafirlukast is used to prevent asthma symptoms and to decrease the... Read more »
...may need to be adjusted. Do not stop any of your asthma medications without consulting your... Read more »
...condition, response to therapy, and use of other asthma medications. If you are using other... Read more »
...is usually used along with another controller-type asthma medication (such as inhaled... Read more »
Related News
Knocking Out Allergic Asthma
April 10, 2006CLEVELAND (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Sneezing, itching, watery eyes ... Allergies aren't fun -- especially when they cause asthma. Some people have... Read summary »
Inhalers Beat Pill for Asthma
February 16, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Daily treatment with an inhaled steroid is the best way to keep kids with asthma breathing easy. Government researchers arrived... Read summary »
Can asthma medications cause the heart to skip beats?
October 02, 2008A patient wants to know if the steroid prednisone can cause the heart to skip beats. Experts from the Mayo Clinic say that skipped beats can be... Read summary »
ProAir inhaler approved for young children
September 24, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Teva Pharmaceutical's ProAir asthma inhaler for children as young as four years old. ProAir is an... Read summary »
Q&A: Can asthma drugs cause thin skin?
September 22, 2008A reader who has been taking the asthma med Advair wants to know if the drug could be responsible for her thinning, easily-bruised skin. According to... Read summary »
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