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What Works Better Than Pro-air Inhaler?
The 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 albuterol sulfate inhaler commonly used to open a person's lungs during an asthma attack. The medication is already approved for adults and for children over the age of 12.
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Spacers and Holding Chambers: Inhaler Devices for Asthma Treament...
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Better Management of the HFA Inhaler Changeover
Good management principles direct that after any program begins, feedback and evaluation follow. Now, we are 90 days into the ban on... Read more »
Nebulizer or inhaler: Which one works best for your child?
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Proper Inhaler Use is Essential
Chances are most asthmatics have a metered dose inhaler (MDI) tucked away somewhere in their possession. Yet studies (like these)... Read more »
What is an Inhaler?
To put it bluntly, inhalers are a gift to people with lung diseases from God. It's asthma medicine made easy. Albuterol... Read more »
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How to use an inhaler
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Alternative Names Metered-dose inhaler administration Information Metered-dose inhalers usually come in three pieces: A... Read more »
Albuterol inhaler may be useless to some patients
British researchers say that approximately one in ten children using an albuterol inhaler for daily asthma maintenance may not be helped by the... Read more »
Artificial Christmas Trees May Trigger Fewer Asthma Symptoms
Doc, I get sick every Christmas and end up missing a few days of work. I take my family out to pick a live tree the weekend after Thanksgiving every... Read more »
Taking Triptans During Migraine Aura May Work Better
It's confusing. Some doctors tell us to take Migraine abortive medications such as the triptans early in a Migraine attack -- during the aura if... Read more »
Singulair may be a better treatment option in the long term
Easing asthma symptoms with an albuterol inhaler may not work over a long period of time, says Dr. Norma Nehren. Albuterol is intended as a rescue... Read more »
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