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Albuterol is an effective drug that treats bronchospasm. The drug is also prescribed for wheezing and difficulty breathing which is caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. Albuterol also treats exercise-induced bronchospasm.
A bronchodilator, Albuterol acts on the muscles of the air passage in the lungs. When the muscles are relaxed, the air flow increases in the lungs. The drug belongs to the group of medicines called beta-agonists.
Albuterol is available as solution, liquid and aerosol. The Albuterol solution can be inhaled by a nebulizer and the aerosol drug by an inhaler. Before you use Albuterol, take care you read the descriptions in the label in depth.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Pills used to treat common skin infections caused by fungi also appear to help some people with severe asthma, according to a British study published on Monday.
Volunteers with an allergic reaction to one or more fungi showed significant improvements in their asthma after taking antifungal itraconazole pills, David Denning at University Hospital of South Manchester and colleagues reported.
Airborne fungi can worsen asthma but the study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is the first to show that antifungal therapy can actually improve severe asthma symptoms, the researchers said.
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Up to 150,000 people suffering from severe asthma in the UK could benefit from taking antifungal medication already available from pharmacists, new research has found.
University of Manchester scientists found that pills used to treat everyday fungal infections greatly improved symptoms of asthma in those patients that had an allergic reaction to one or more fungi.
The study, carried out at four hospitals in northwest England and published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , is the first to show that antifungal therapy can improve the symptoms of those who suffer from severe asthma.
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