A rescue inhaler helps to expand a person’s airways during an asthma attack. Rescue inhalers dispense a type of medication called a bronchodilator, which expands (dilates) the airways, known as ...
New research from UCLA Health suggests that certain inhalers used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not only less harmful to the environment but can also lead to slightly ...
Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-coloured inhaler (or “puffer”). This kind of “rescue inhaler” brings quick relief ...