Albuterol is a generic drug prescribed to treat and help prevent certain breathing problems in adults and some children. Albuterol comes as an aerosol that you inhale. The dosage can vary depending on ...

Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening. Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo ...

Primatene Mist is the only OTC inhaler approved by the FDA for mild asthma in people 12 and older. Primatene Mist uses epinephrine, while albuterol uses albuterol sulfate, and they have different side ...

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 ...

Unless they have been taught how to use their dry-powder inhalers, patients may not be getting any medication, a German pulmonologist reports. Siegfried Wieshammer, MD, studied 224 consecutive asthma ...