A mid-afternoon puff of a preventer inhaler could be the best way for a person with asthma to keep their symptoms under control, according to a new study. Academics, led by experts from the University ...

Breathing techniques can cut the use of reliever inhalers by more than 80% and halve the dose of preventer inhaler required in mild asthma, finds research published ahead of print in Thorax. The ...

Medics have warned that some asthma sufferers using blue inhalers could be putting their health at risk. More than seven million Brits are living with asthma, according to Asthma and Lung UK. An ...

Regarding who can use these inhalers, NHS guidelines state: "Most adults can use beclometasone inhalers for asthma or COPD.

This reminder follows updates to product information and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for short-acting beta 2 agonists (SABAs), including salbutamol and ...

A new study is probing why asthma relief inhalers might actually make asthma worse -- and what can be done about it. A new study at the University of Leicester is probing why asthma relief inhalers ...

A new 3-in-1 asthma drug inhaler may provide better and easier control of symptoms for tough-to-treat patients, two new studies suggest. The two phase 3 trials involved more than 2,500 asthma patients ...

A single daily preventer dose of inhaled corticosteroid (beclomethasone), taken mid afternoon, may be the best timing for effective asthma control as it suppresses the usual nocturnal worsening of ...

Patients with severe asthma which is not controlled with standard treatment -- leaving them at risk of severe asthma attacks -- could benefit from using a single inhaler combining three, instead of 2 ...