On May 5, 2025, the Global Initiative For Asthma (GINA) published the 2026 update to their Global Strategy for Asthma ...

A groundbreaking international study has shown that a 2-in-1 budesonide-formoterol inhaler is far more effective than the standard salbutamol inhaler in children with mild asthma, cutting attacks by ...

Asthma is an inflammatory disease typified by airway hyperreactivity and obstruction-producing airway resistance with a reduction in air flow. [1] The mainstay of treatment of acute asthma in children ...

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 inhaler” brings quick relief ...

10:29, Tue, May 5, 2026 Updated: 10:36, Tue, May 5, 2026 Asthma sufferers who rely on a blue inhaler to manage their condition are being advised to speak to their GP. The guidance follows updated ...

The full CMI on the next page has more details. If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. Do not take if you have ever had an allergic reaction to salbutamol ...

1 School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Rationale Salbutamol may affect lung function and exercise performance differently in individuals with and ...

Medical professionals are calling on anyone currently using a blue salbutamol inhaler to contact their GP. The distinctive blue reliever has been a staple for millions of asthma sufferers for more ...

Children who presented to the ED with severe asthma were eligible to enter the study. Severe asthma was classified as having all four features of respiratory distress (wheezing, sternal retraction, ...