Most patients said they had received instruction on how to use their inhalers from a pharmacist or physician, but only 21% said they had received instruction from both. A new study looking at ...

Dr. Roach shares a link to a video, but having your doctor watch you use it is the best way to verify you're doing it right.

This handheld device has some pros and cons, so we tapped experts for everything to know before you buy one yourself. Tatsiana Volkava/Getty Images Over-the-counter medications are all that some ...

What to do when a patient’s asthma control deteriorates after switching to a more environmentally friendly, or ‘greener’, ...

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 ...

Beclometasone can be administered through various methods, including via an inhaler or 'puffer', which typically comes in ...

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 ...

Albuterol is a common rescue medication that people with COPD can use as an inhaler or nebulizer. Side effects are usually mild, but rare and serious cardiac side effects can occur. Albuterol is a ...

Dr. Miguel Divo, a lung specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, sits in an exam room, across from one of his patients with asthma. Joel Rubinstein, a retired psychiatrist, is about to get a ...

After Flovent, one of the most popular inhalers for treating childhood asthma, was discontinued this past January, some parents are reporting challenges in obtaining the generic versions of the ...