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Asthma Medication Guide - Asthma Medicines

This asthma medication guide provides detailed information on asthma medicines and asthma prescriptions, from metered dose inhalers to quick-relief medicines to controller medicines to dry powder inhalers.
Types of Asthma Medicines
Asthma medicines are divided into either quick relief medicines or controller / preventive medicines. Within each of those categories are several subcategories, depending on how the medicine works.
Asthma Medication - Asthma Medication Side Effects, Risks, and Dangers
Asthma medication side effects, risks and dangers are sometimes a concern for people who have asthma, or for parents of children with asthma.
Black Box Warnings for Asthma Medications
Black box warnings for asthma medications are special warnings required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on medication packages. A number of asthma medications, including Xolair, Advair, salmeterol and formoterol, have had black box warnings added in recent years.
Antihistamines - Allergy Medicine
Antihistamines are a type of allergy medicine used to treat nasal allergies and other types of allergies. Antihistamines decrease allergy symptoms by blocking the effects of histamine, a substance in your body that is involved in the allergy reaction.
Understanding Medicine Terminology
Understanding your asthma medicine is the key to keeping it under control. That's not as easy as it sounds, though, with several different classifications of asthma medicines available as well as varying terminology for describing the medicine.
Side Effects of Steroid Treatments for Asthma
Because corticosteroids are used over the long term, side effects of this type of medicine can be a concern. Some side effects that may result from the use of this type of steroid include the follow...
Medications Encyclopedia
If you don't see a profile for your asthma medicine on this page, you may want to visit our partner site, Drugs A to Z, where you can find detailed information on a number of different medications, along with pictures of each.
Video: How Do Inhalers Work?
People who have difficulty breathing because of illnesses that constrict airways often use inhalers to aid respiration. Learn about the different types of inhalers and how they work by watching this short video.

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