A metered dose inhaler, or MDI, is a small hand-held drug delivery device that dispenses doses of an aerosolized medication to the lungs. The Federal Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation Research classifies MDIs as a drug and device...
Corticosteroids can be used as maintenance medications to prevent asthma flare-ups or to treat severe asthma attacks. These drugs relieve inflammation in the airway and indirectly cause relaxation of the smooth muscles in the air passages. Inhaled...
Asthma medications fall into two categories: long-term control medications and rescue, or quick-relief medications. The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel developed a therapy approach to administering asthma medications....
Advair, known generically as fluticasone propionate, is an inhaled corticosteroid used to treat bronchial inflammation and airway constriction. Advair treats asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to Advair.com....
