Asthma Articles
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Information on Albuterol Tablets
Budesonide Inhalation (Pulmicort)
Levalbuterol HFA (Xopenex HFA)
Metaproterenol Sulfate (Alupent)
Pregnancy and Other Medical Conditions
Asthma is a chronic illness in which your airways are inflamed, making it difficult to carry air in and out of the lungs at times. This eMedTV page describes asthma in more detail, including its causes, symptoms, and ways to control the condition.
If you suffer from asthma or COPD, your doctor may prescribe Advair, a drug used to treat airway spasms. This eMedTV page describes how the prescription medicine works to help people breathe better, and also covers dosing tips and side effects.
Albuterol is a prescription medicine that is used to treat airway spasms due to asthma or COPD. This eMedTV page provides an overview of albuterol, explaining how the drug works, describing tips on taking the drug, and listing potential side effects.
Asthma symptoms are often triggered by physical activity. As this eMedTV article explains, asthma symptoms vary in severity, and while they are mildly annoying at times, other times, they may be serious enough to make you stop what you are doing.
Asthma treatment consists of either avoiding things that bring on or worsen your symptoms or taking asthma medications. This page from the eMedTV site explains the different quick-relief and long-term control medications that are available.
Pycnogenol is a dietary supplement allegedly treats several health conditions. This eMedTV Web article describes Pycnogenol in more detail, including information on its beneficial properties, safety concerns, and possible side effects.
Xopenex is a prescription drug that is approved to treat asthma or other similar respiratory conditions. This eMedTV article describes the other conditions the medication can treat, explains how it works, and highlights potential side effects.
Asmanex is a drug that is approved to prevent asthma attacks before they start. This eMedTV article offers an overview of the prescription drug, including a discussion on how it works, when and how to use it, and some side effects it may cause.
An asthma attack occurs when a person's airways swell up and produce mucus, resulting in difficulty breathing. This eMedTV page describes an asthma attack in more detail, including its symptoms and an explanation of what triggers the attacks.
Pulmicort is a prescription medicine approved to prevent asthma attacks. This eMedTV article describes how Pulmicort works to open up the airways, offers some recommendations on taking the drug, and lists possible side effects that may occur.
Xolair is a prescription drug that is approved to prevent allergic asthma. This eMedTV page explains how the Xolair injection works to prevent asthma attacks due to certain allergens and also lists possible side effects and general dosing guidelines.
Asthma signs and symptoms may only occur occasionally in some patients, but in other people, they may be experienced daily. This eMedTV segment lists asthma signs and symptoms, such as coughing and wheezing, that may occur during an asthma attack.
Flovent HFA is an inhaler that may be used to prevent asthma attacks. This eMedTV article provides an overview of Flovent HFA, noting in particular how the medicine works, when and how to use it, and some of the side effects associated with it.
Many people take one asthma medication to prevent attacks and another to treat an attack once it starts. This eMedTV page describes the different long-acting and short-acting medicines available and explains the importance of taking them correctly.
Symptoms of asthma can range from coughing and wheezing to severe shortness of breath. This section of the eMedTV library discusses the different severity levels seen in symptoms of asthma.
Some common Advair side effects include bronchitis, coughing, and nausea. This eMedTV page lists other common side effects that have been reported with Advair, as well as those that require immediate medical attention (like depression).
Qvar is a prescription medicine that is used for the prevention of asthma attacks. This part of the eMedTV archives explains how Qvar works, offers suggestions on when and how to use the inhaler, and describes the effects of the medication.
Statistics on asthma and childhood indicate that an increasing number of children are developing the condition. This eMedTV article contains vital information on identifying symptoms of asthma in childhood.
An albuterol inhaler can be used during an asthma attack to open up the airways. This eMedTV article discusses other uses for albuterol inhalers, explains how the inhalers work, and describes the various inhalers that are currently available.