Alert to people with asthma using a blue inhaler - 'call your GP'

Millions of people with asthma use the blue inhaler to help relieve the symptoms when they have an attack but a doctor is now ...
The BMJ

Asthma: Blue inhaler use falls as over a million now use combination treatment

More than a million people in England now use a combination inhaler for asthma, surpassing for the first time the number of ...
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What to remember about properly using an inhaler

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Many people manage their asthma with an inhaler — but they may not be using it correctly. Studies show that nearly 90% of patients with an inhaler make at least one ...
AOL

What type of asthma inhaler is right for you?

What type of asthma inhaler is right for you? In the U.S., 25 million people are affected by asthma. That’s roughly 1 in 13 adults and children. Asthma can be mild or severe. Some people with asthma ...
Daily Mail on MSN

More than a million people now using new asthma medication rather than traditional blue inhalers

Health officials are calling on all providers to move away from prescribing traditional blue inhalers to asthma patients, in ...
Nottinghamshire Live

Asthma alert issued to people using blue inhaler as GP advice issued

Professor Ewan Maule, director of medicines and pharmacy at North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), ...
Medical Xpress

Phone-based education improves inhaler use in people with COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, affects more than 30 million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Many people ...
Medical Dialogues

Phone-based education improves inhaler use in people with COPD, suggests study

Guiding people on how to correctly use inhaled medications via a phone-based program can help improve technique, according to ...