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More than a quarter of people with asthma are still over-using rescue inhalers – putting them at increased risk of severe attacks and hospitalisation

Asthma is a common lung condition that affects 5.4 million people in the UK and can lead to symptoms such as coughing, wheezing or feeling breathless. Asthma is best controlled by regular use of a ...
Medscape

Educational Intervention Curbs Unnecessary Inhaler Use

Use of an electronic tool contributed to the deprescribing of unnecessary inhalers in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), based on data from nearly 200 individuals. Patients with ILD often ...
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Use of nicotine inhalers could reduce rates of smoking-related illnesses

St. Louis, May 29, 2003 -- A study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis predicts that smokers might significantly reduce the adverse health effects of their habit if they could ...
Healio

Cognitive impairment linked to improper inhaler use 1 month after training

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 16 or less, which implies dementia, predicted errors in using inhalers.
The Conversation

Using a blue inhaler alone is not enough to manage your asthma

Stephen Hughes receives research grant funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care Medical Research Future Fund, The Australian Research Council and Asthma Australia. He ...
Healio

Hospitalized patients with COPD misuse nearly 70% of inhalers

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. When a patient made a ...