Asthma control is improved by combining inhaled corticosteroids with long acting beta-agonists but patients still require reliever medication for breakthrough symptoms. Periodic fluctuations in symptoms and airway inflammation are characteristics of asthma, which means that treatment requirements, especially reliever use, can vary over time. (more…)
This study evaluated budesonide formoterol efficacy and safety of a novel asthma management strategy for both maintenance and s ...
This study was similar to the study of Harrison and colleagues, which looked at doubling the dose of inhaled corticosteroid dur ...
Two long-acting ß 2 -adrenergic agonists (LABAs), salmeterol and formoterol, have been demonstrated to be safe and effective ag ...
Regular use of ß-agonists has been known to lead to tolerance to their bronchodilator effects. It is not known how quickly toleranc ...
The guidelines for asthma management recommend the use of regular inhaled corticosteroid in patients with mild persistent asthma, b ...
Drugs used for asthma can be divided broadly into two categories:
Drugs that relieve the muscle spasm in the wind pipe (bronchodilators)
Beta agonists
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These drugs are very useful to relieve the asthma attack symptoms. There are two types in this category short acting and long acting beta agonists. (more…)
Two long-acting ß 2 -adrenergic agonists (LABAs), salmeterol and formoterol, have been demonstrated to be safe and effective ag ...
Current internationally recognized guidelines indicate that symptomatic asthmatics using a low to medium inhaled corticosteroid ...
It is important that you understand what asthma medicine to flare up so that you can treat your asthma. Knowing how to control ...
Leukotrienes can be found in the airway and urine following both spontaneous exacerbations of asthma and acute exposure to bron ...
Regular use of ß-agonists has been known to lead to tolerance to their bronchodilator effects. It is not known how quickly toleranc ...