Childhood asthma leads to over 10 million missed school days annually in the U.S., making it a significant contributor to chronic illness-related school absenteeism. In the U.S., nearly 25 million ...

A NEW multicenter study, TOReTO, has shown that dual bronchodilator therapy can help reduce exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with notable differences in ...

Four hours after the most recent bronchodilator treatment, each patient was randomized to receive at least two consecutive doses of albuterol 2.5 mg or levalbuterol 1.25 mg four hours apart via ...

A study published in JAMA reports on data showing that Combination ICS-SABA and ICS-Formoterol asthma treatments are more ...

However, also like Primatene, Asthmanefrin was significantly less effective at controlling asthma symptoms than prescription albuterol. Primatene Mist inhalers provide temporary relief from mild, ...

By Vijay Kumar Malesu Recent research reveals that anti-inflammatory inhalers not only cut the risk of severe asthma ...

Patients were excluded if they had a history of hypersensitivity to albuterol or levalbuterol ... acute respiratory decompensation requiring bronchodilator therapy more frequently than once ...

Primatene Mist and albuterol are different medications. They have different active ingredients, uses, and side effects: Many ...

Formoterol (brand names Perforomist, Foradil) is a bronchodilator in a class of medications called long-acting beta agonists (LABAs). It is used to control wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and ...

The mouthpiece was warped or damaged. If there are signs of respiratory obstruction, a short-acting bronchodilator like albuterol may be used on a second round of testing to open the airways and see ...