The Empty Inhaler Strikes Again...For me, since I often get a few months of inhalers at a time, even the dispensing date isn’t always accurate.... By Kerri MacKay4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
I Already Know Everything There is to Know About Asthma...I keep our empty inhalers and use those as an example when I need to show families how to properly use an inhaler.... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Inhaler Becomes Less Effective When Doses Run Low...When I get down to the last five or ten puffs of my Ventolin and I can feel that it is not working as it should, I have to think... By Peter Bunting2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Do Inhaled Corticosteroids Suppress Your Immune System?...The current generation of steroid inhalers first began to be used in the mid-1960s.... By Editorial Team 5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
FDA Approves First Generic of Proventil HFA, A Commonly Used Albuterol Inhaler...However, many albuterol products on the market come in metered-dose inhalers.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Newly Diagnosed? What I Wish I Would Have Known...Remember to check the counter on your inhalers.... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Community Views: Where Do You Keep Your Inhaler When You’re Out and About?...We all know inhalers play a significant role in asthma treatment.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments16 comments
Making My Open Enrollment Choice...This year we switched me to a cheaper maintenance inhaler. Those savings were wiped out getting stitches when I split my chin open.... By Kat Tynan2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What? You Take Your Inhaler Every Day?!...This doctor was speaking about how hard it is for people to remember to take their inhalers.... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Oral Thrush and Inhalers: What You Should Know...asthma inhalers increase the risk of developing oral thrush.... By Becky Greiner3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Dos and Don'ts of Rescue Inhalers: Lessons Learned From Personal Experience...Since 1980, I have been using rescue inhalers. I have taken billions of puffs.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments21 comments
Limitations on Driving With Asthma?...If you need to pull over or exit the interstate to use your inhaler, do it. But, I do not think using an inhaler should stop us from... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments19 comments
What's in Your Asthma Toolbox?...Not all inhalers have counters on them so make sure to write down when you started a new inhaler.... By Theresa Cannizzaro, Respiratory Therapist2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
History of Asthma (Part 3): Nebulizers and Inhalers...All CFC inhalers were phased out by the FDA in 2008.... By Theresa Cannizzaro, Respiratory Therapist3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Some Information on Asthma Spacers...Many of the inhalers we use are MDI's or "metered dose inhalers"; commonly our rescue inhalers.... By Samuel Taylor3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
1984: The Best Year Of My Life...I had two of these inhalers when we left for Florida, and also had a Vanceril inhaler, which was a pink inhaler. It contained an inhaled... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Asthma Inhalers For Cats and Dogs?! Yep...If they are inhaler, apparently they also have spacers for cat's inhalers (I still can't believe I am writing this.)... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
The False Security of Using a Spacer...Asthma inhalers include two main parts; the medication and the delivery device.... By Lorene Alba, AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Inhaler Float Test?!...The float test is no longer recommended for inhalers.... By Andrea M. Jensen CHES AE-C3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
ALBUTEROL INHALERS CAUSED TACHYCARDIA - NEED SUGGESTIONS...Does anyone know what alternative there is to these Albuterol based rescue inhalers?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments14 repliesSide EffectsInhalers