Is an inhaler used as a way to provide a steroid? Proof?!


Question: Is an inhaler used as a way to provide a steroid!? Proof!?
Doing a sports medicine project and would like to know if one can take steroids through an inhaler!. I figured it opened airways and was used medically in this way but dont use one therefore not 100% sure!. Can anyone answers this!? Any proof reference as well is much appreciated!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Yes, one such product is the Advair Diskus!. Inhaled corticosteroids include fluticasone (Flovent), budesonide (Pulmicort), triamcinolone (Azmacort), flunisolide (Aerobid) and beclomethasone (Qvar)!. Advair Diskus is a combination inhaler containing fluticasone and salmeterol!.

See the links below for more information!.

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See Beclametasone!.

This belongs to the group of medicines known as corticosteroids!.

Beclometasone can be used to treat asthma!.

Corticosteroids are inhaled to help prevent asthma attacks and to ease breathing problems!. They work by reducing swelling and irritation in the small air passages of the lungs!.

Beclometasone is available in metered dose inhaler and inhalation powder form!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yes some of the stronger asthma inhalers contain steroids!. These are preventative inhalers and are only used in severe asthma or asthma attacks!. They act to reduce the inflammatory response of the airway lining but due to the side affects they are used as a last resort!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yes - there are inhalers that contain steroids (pulmicort, asmanex, flovent, etc)!. They are used for long term control of asthma (reduce inflammation)!. They are NOT effective as a rescue inhaler!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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