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2. If You're Living With Asthma, Here's Every Single Treatment ...

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   Treat an asthma attack by visiting the hospital. Every year, more than 1.6 million Americans wind up in the emergency room because of an asthma attack, according to the CDC.If your attack is so ...

3. Metered-dose inhaler - Wikipedia

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   Asthma inhalers contain a medication that treats the symptoms of asthma. Nicotine inhalers allow cigarette smokers to get nicotine without using tobacco, much like nicotine gum or a nicotine patch. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved some nicotine inhaler products for smoking cessation. [5]

4. Anti-asthmatic agent - Wikipedia

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   An anti-asthmatic agent, also known as an anti-asthma drug, refers to a drug that can aid in airway smooth muscle dilation to allow normal breathing during an asthma attack or reduce inflammation on the airway to decrease airway resistance for asthmatic patients, or both. The goal of asthmatic agents is to reduce asthma exacerbation frequencies ...

5. Anti-allergic agent - Wikipedia

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   All three leukotriene pathway modifiers are indicated for the treatment of chronic asthma, but only Montelukast is approved to treat allergic rhinitis, [19] with a similar effectiveness as antihistamines, but lower effectiveness than nasal corticosteroids in relieving the symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis. [20]

6. Inhaler - Wikipedia

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   An inhaler (puffer, asthma pump or allergy spray) is a medical device used for delivering medicines into the lungs through the work of a person's breathing. This allows medicines to be delivered to and absorbed in the lungs, which provides the ability for targeted medical treatment to this specific region of the body, as well as a reduction in the side effects of oral medications.

7. Long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist - Wikipedia

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   When combined with inhaled steroids, β adrenoceptor agonists can improve symptoms. [1] [2] In children this benefit is uncertain and they may be potentially harmful. [2]They should not be used without an accompanying steroid due to an increased risk of severe symptoms, including exacerbation in both children and adults. [3]