Excessive use of reliever inhalers for asthma is linked to a significantly increased risk of dying from the disease, a new study revealed today. Researchers found that over-use of short acting ...

Brand name Flovent has been discontinued, but an authorized generic is available ... Insurance companies have recently ...

Take the market for albuterol inhalers, filled with fast-acting drugs meant to stop an asthma attack in its tracks. Before the propellant switch, annual sales for the three brand-name inhalers had ...

Data from a massive real-world study of asthma patients has suggested that overuse of inhalers is widespread and leading to an elevated risk of severe exacerbations. The results from the SABINA ...

For millions of asthma sufferers worldwide, the distinctive puff of an inhaler represents a lifeline, providing instant relief from constricted airways. Dr Juma Bwika, a pulmonologist at Aga Khan ...

Doctors could be taught to limit the use of traditional asthma inhalers due to their environmental impact. This initiative, led by the University of Glasgow and coordinated by the European ...

The Biden administration has reformed Medicare, gone after bogus drug patents and pushed pharmaceutical companies to reduce inhaler costs for patients. “Climate-friendly inhalers” could jeopardize ...

While people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can experience worse symptoms due to climate change, many of the medications they’re prescribed also contribute to ...

Early fall is when asthma flare-ups peak in the US, and a warming climate is bad news for sufferers: It means more ground-level ozone, a longer pollen season and more wildfire smoke - all triggers ...