In many countries, short-acting β 2-agonist inhalers have traditionally been coloured blue. This inhaled therapy has also conventionally been known as a ‘reliever’ by patients and healthcare ...

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 ...

This reminder follows updates to product information and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for short-acting beta 2 agonists (SABAs), including salbutamol and ...

SINGAPORE — When supermarket-goers were rushing to fill up their trolleys after the Government announced last month that it was putting a temporary stop to most business and social activities to ...

“Be wary of [SABA] overuse. It is for when the patient has poor control of their symptoms, but should not be used for routine treatment,” said Holmes, a general practitioner (GP) partner at The Park ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s . The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-coloured inhaler (or“puffer”). This kind of“rescue ...

An urgent warning has been issued to asthma sufferers over the use of a vital treatment to relieve their symptoms. There are around 7.2 million people with the lung condition which affects the airways ...

12:40, Thu, Apr 24, 2025 Updated: 12:40, Thu, Apr 24, 2025 Asthma inhalers are a vital tool to help manage the common lung condition, but medics have warned that some users of blue inhalers are not ...

LUCY Mecklenburgh has revealed that her 18-month-old son Roman now needs an inhaler twice a day after she found him blue in his cot. Earlier this week, the 30-year-old star and fiance Ryan Thomas told ...