A bronchdodilator is a quick-relief asthma medicine that relaxes the airways in the lungs so it's easier to breathe. They are often prescribed in conjunction with anti-inflammatory asthma medicines.
Some bronchodilatoraholics are hard-luck asthmatics who just need help breathing very often. While others are regular asthmatics whose asthma is out of control.
But some bronchodilatoraholics are abusers, taking their asthma medicine more out of habit than necessity. They may also ignore the...
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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