Senator Maggie Hassan is investigating GSK's discontinuation of Flovent HFA, citing increased hospitalizations, higher drug ...

This updated asthma guideline establishes a consistent approach to improving asthma diagnosis and control in adults and ...

The initial cost of the inhaler and spacer is a clear worry. However, we can conclude that inhalers are reasonably priced when taking into account the limited usage of other treatments and overall ...

Inhaled steroids (asthma inhalers) are safe for adults and children. Side effects with these anti-inflammatory asthma inhalers are minimal. Your doctor will prescribe the lowest dose that ...

A spacer should be considered for everyone with a pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI), but many patients and clinicians associate use of a spacer in children with asthma. Yet as many as 80% of ...

All HFA inhalers require a spacer (a valved holding chamber) to appropriately use the medication. Spacers attach to the end of the HFA inhaler and act as a one-way valve, holding the medication within ...

Introduction Medication adherence and inhaler technique in patients with asthma remain suboptimal. A digital, smart spacer may support personalised adherence and inhaler technique education. The aim ...

Every four hours, Rafi had to use a form of inhaler that was specifically designed for children. Professor Aslam said that when his son was in a wheezy state, he often struggled to accept the mask ...

A device costing just pennies, based on an idea by a University of Manchester Professor to help his son use an inhaler, could be a gamechanger for asthma patients. Image Credit: University of ...

A professor hopes others can benefit from a device he invented to help his young son use an inhaler. Skip to ... the mask and spacer device ... involving 117 adults over a period ...

A spacer can help a person get the most medicine from an MDI inhaler. A spacer is a plastic tube that goes between the inhaler and your ... The medicine is released when you breathe in at the ...