The FDA recently added additional warnings for four major asthma medications. These include Advair, Symbicort, Foradil, and Serevent.
These warnings were issued due to studies that suggested use of long-acting-beta-agonists without a corticosteriod along with it, could potentially be harmful.
In the study they found that patients who took LABA drugs without a corticosteriod were more prone to hospitialization, breathing complications, and maybe even death related to asthma problems.
The purpose of these warnings is to make sure that people know how to use these medications and do so properly. When they use them correctly the medications are very effective in controlling asthma.

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Evidence is mounting that using the pain and fever reliever acetaminophen, which is known under several trade names that include Tylenol and Paracetamol, may increase the risk of developing allergy and asthma symptoms. Two such studies are published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

If you have asthma, here are some tips to help you control your symptoms:

• Be sure you are well- educated about asthma, including its triggers and treatments

• Always take your asthma medications as directed, even if you are feeling fine

• Know your triggers and how to avoid them

Researchers from the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand representing the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood, or ISAAC, administered two written questionnaires and one video questionnaire to over 300,000 children aged 13 and 14 from 113 centers across 50 countries. The questionnaires were about their use of acetaminophen as well as their asthma and allergy symptoms.

A significant relationship between use of acetaminophen and asthma and allergy symptoms was uncovered. Among “high” users of acetaminophen, which was defined as those who had used the drug at least once in the previous month, the risk for asthma was more than 2.5 times greater than for non-users of the drug. Similarly, “medium” users, or those who reported using acetaminophen at least once in the previous year, had a 43% increased risk for asthma. Also compared with non-users, high users of acetaminophen had a 2.39 times increased risk and medium users a 38% increased risk for hay fever. In addition, high users were about twice as likely and medium users 31% more likely to have eczema as non-users.

It is impossible to tell from the above study whether the relationship between acetaminophen use and allergy or asthma symptoms is causal. Research out of Ethiopia, however, suggests that it is. This study demonstrated that, in general, the use of acetaminophen preceded the development of allergy and asthma symptoms.

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For optimal asthma relief, its important to take responsibility for self-care. With the help of your doctor, you can get the best asthma relief by checking your peak flow daily, developing an asthma action plan with your doctor, keeping an asthma diary, avoiding asthma triggers, and using natural asthma therapies to help increase relaxation. Getting the best asthma relief means staying on top of your asthma triggers, signs and symptoms, and medications to prevent asthma problems.

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I found out this week that I have been misdiagnosed with asthma for the last 11 years. When I have an ‘attack’ I get chest pains like stitches all down my ribs which makes it very difficult/painful to breath out. I have been heavily medicated by my doctor since I was 12 I am now 19. Could these medications be the cause of my current symptoms? I have heard that too much oxygen in the blood can cause pain and cramping of the chest muscles. My doctor has said that my lungs function at about 120% during my breathing tests. Could it be that my lungs take in too much oxygen when I breathe faster such as when exercising and that is the cause of my ‘attacks’?

Im not a doctor but this is what ive read. asthma meds won’t cause SOB. asthma medications are bronchodialators which help you breath better. Some are vasoconstrictors such as albuterol which raise your heart rate and may give you chest pain. Too much oxygen won’t kill you, it may lead to cramping or fainting if you hyperventilate, but you’ll get back to normal within 1-2 minutes as soon as you wake up.

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Make sure you’re getting the most out of your asthma medication by getting your inhaler technique right. This video shows the best way to use your Accuhaler.
Video by Asthma Foundation NSW
www.asthmansw.org.au

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