GPs have been advised to stop prescribing blue reliever inhalers alone for newly-diagnosed asthma. Instead, they should offer a low-dose combination of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and formoterol to ...

Editor's note: Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez is a primary care pediatrician, director of pediatric telemedicine and assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Flovent, ...

TIRUCHY: For 8-year-old Gowtham of Marsingpet, even a mild cough can make it a breathless night. Though doctors have prescribed him an inhaler, his mother is reluctant to give it him fearing it will ...

Starting Saturday, the cost of inhalers will fall for many Americans, as new out-of-pocket price caps go into effect for the asthma medications from AstraZeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim. Following ...

One of the most widely-used asthma and breathing treatments for over 20 years is being taken off the shelves in 2024, potentially leaving patients, healthcare providers and insurers scrambling.

Medics have warned that some asthma sufferers using blue inhalers could be putting their health at risk. More than seven million Brits are living with asthma, according to Asthma and Lung UK. An ...