An Overview
In accordance with an international agreement to reduce ozone-depleting propellants, manufacturers of many inhalers have changed the propellants in inhalers from chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) to hydrofluoroalkane (HFA). In addition, many asthma medications now have the most natural propellant -- you!
So called ‘dry powder inhalers', or DPIs, get medicine into the lungs when patients breathe in. For many patients this is easier as there is no need to time breathing in with pushing...
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Are you currently using an albuterol metered dose inhaler (MDI) as your quick relief or rescue inhaler? If so, expect your treatment plan... Read more »
By now many of you are aware of the arrival of HFA inhalers that represent the new environmental friendly carriers for aerosol inhalers.... Read more »
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Daily treatment with an inhaled steroid is the best way to keep kids with asthma breathing easy. Government researchers arrived... Read more »
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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... Read more »
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