Inhalers for COPD provide steroids, bronchodilators, or combination drugs. The three types differ in the mechanism by which the medication is inhaled and have different instructions for use. If you ...

It was the respiratory therapist (RT) in charge of smoking cessation who first showed me a peak inspiratory flow meter with known resistance (PIFr). Dry-powder inhalers require inspiratory force for ...

Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidinium/vilanterol) is a prescription drug that’s used to treat COPD and asthma. Trelegy Ellipta comes as an inhaler. To learn ...

There was a notable gap in effectiveness between metered-dose and dry-powder formulations of single-inhaler triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to real-world ...

A rescue inhaler helps to expand a person’s airways during an asthma attack. Rescue inhalers dispense a type of medication called a bronchodilator, which expands (dilates) the airways, known as ...

Inhalers are used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), such as asthma, by delivering bronchodilator medication to the airway directly, without passing through the blood. COPD affects ...