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 ...

As of January 1, drug manufacturer GSK has discontinued its Flovent asthma inhaler, and is producing authorized generics in ...

This study highlights the benefits of anti-inflammatory inhalers in asthma management, showing reduced complications and ...

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 ...

Flovent, a popular corticosteroid inhaler used to treat asthma, is no longer available. The global manufacturer, Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK), announced in May that the medications — Flovent HFA ...

For millions of asthma ... buy tablets,” Dr Bwika explains. “We, the specialists, really frown on this because they get massive doses which have a lot more side effects.” When prescribing ...

Inhalers are some of the most widely used medical devices and can be lifesaving drugs for the nearly 25 million adults and children who have asthma in the United States. In asthmatics, the disease ...

The Oklahoma Senate's budget chairman had a terse message for state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters on Thursday: Show him the money. Sen. Chuck Hall, a Republican from Perry, made the point in ...

Asthma medications are usually taken by breathing them in using an inhaler or nebulizer. This allows the medicine to go directly into your lungs. When you have a flare-up, quick-relief medicines ...

1. Help them sit in a comfortable position and take their inhaler. When someone has an asthma attack, their airways narrow, making it difficult for them to breathe. An inhaler relaxes the muscles, ...

Hall cited Drummond's message, as well as the numerous attempts by lawmakers to get the agency to buy the inhalers. Hall wrote that Walters had "a clear opportunity and pathway to do the right thing ...