Asthma Treatment

Asthma is a commonly experienced long-term condition that causes coughing, wheezing, chest-tightness and breathlessness. Almost one in every twelve adults and one in every eleven children have asthma. While there is no cure for it, the condition can be managed effectively.

We at The Online Surgery understand its causes and can help you manage it safely. For those who are previously diagnosed with asthma, it can be a real nuisance trying to get to your GP, just to be prescribed an inhaler, especially if you are used to keeping your inhalers in different places.

To help ease your discomfort and alleviate your symptoms, we can prescribe Salbutamol, Becotide, Clenil and Spiriva inhalers for you, delivered right to your doorstep.

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Asthma > Blue Inhaler

Ventolin Inhaler

Ventolin accuhaler is an inhaler device. It is used by people suffering from any breathing disorders including asthma and chronic bronchitis. It helps the airways in the lungs to stay wide open making it easier for air to go in and come out. This drug also use... read more

Buy Ventolin Inhaler Online – each actuation contains salbutamol (as sulphate) 100 micrograms. 200 metered actuations.

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Asthma > Fluticasone Inhaler

Flixotide Evohaler

Flixotide evohaler belongs to the group of medicines known as the corticosteroids or steroids. The active ingredient of this is fluticasone propionate. When steroid is used in the form of an inhaler, a very small dose should be should be taken as this goes dir... read more

Flixotide Evohaler

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Asthma > Inhalers

Clenil Modulite Brown Inh ..

Clenil Modulite is an inhaler used to prevent symptoms of Asthma. Its main ingredient, Beclometasone dipropionate, belongs to a class of medicines called corticosteroids, also known as steroids. Steroids have anti-inflammatory properties that reduce swelling ... read more

Clenil Modulite Brown Inhaler: It is used to help prevent the symptoms of mild, moderate or severe asthma.

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Intal Cfc-free inhaler

Intal CFC-free inhaler is an inhalation therapy used for the prevention of asthma attacks in children and adults. It chief active ingredient present in Intal is a medicine called sodium cromoglicate, belongs to a group of medicines called anti-allergics.This ... read more

Intal Cfc-free inhaler

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Qvar Aerosol Inhaler

Qvar Aerosol Inhaler is an inhalation therapy used to prevent symptoms associated with mild, moderate or severe asthma in patients who need regular treatment. It is a preventive remedy and suitable for children above 12 years and adults. It contains beclometas... read more

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Qvar Autohaler

Qvar Autohaler belongs to a group of medicine called corticosteroids. It contains beclometasone dipropionate and is used to treat mild, moderate or severe asthma. Qvar Autohaler is safe for use in adults and children above 12 years of age.The chief active ingr... read more

Qvar Autohaler

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Qvar Easi-breath Inhaler

Qvar Easi-Breathe Inhaler contains an active ingredient called beclometasone dipropionate, which belongs to a group of medicine popularly called corticosteroids. This inhaler works deep into the lungs to facilitate breathing and helps reduce any kind of inflam... read more

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Salamol Easi Breathe

Salamol Easi-Breathe belongs to the group of medicines known as the beta agonists. The active ingredient of this is salbutamol. This helps in relaxing the muscles of the air passage, thus leading to the widening of the passage, thereby resulting in easier brea... read more

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Spiriva Combo Pack

Spiriva combo pack is an inhalation remedy available in the hard capsule form along with an inhaler device. It is used in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis or asthma and helps to minimize the... read more

Spiriva

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Spiriva Refill Pack

Spiriva inhalers are used to help people suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). It contains the active ingredient tiotropium, which is a type of medicine known as an anticholinergic bronchodilator, which works by opening the airways makin... read more

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What is Asthma ?

Asthma is a commonly experienced long-term condition that causes coughing-wheezing, chest-tightness and breathlessness. It affects nearly five million people in the UK, and differs in severity.

It can be managed easily in most people, but some might have more troubling and persisting symptoms. The exact reason why asthma develops is unknown, but is closely associated with a family history of asthma and other atopic conditions such as eczema and hay fever.

Asthma can get worse gradually or suddenly, resulting in an ‘asthma attack’. There are various risk factors associated, such as house dust, smoke, exercising etc., which might irritate the lungs, constricting the airway. While there is no cure for asthma, its symptoms can be managed with the use of inhalers and avoiding its triggers.

Symptoms for asthma can range from mild to severe, most people only occasionally experience them, but others may feel discomfort on a regular basis.

Common symptoms experienced;

- Wheezing (a whistle sound when you breathe out)

- Shortness of breath

- Tightness in the chest

- Cough (especially at night)

- Signs of a cold or allergies

Symptoms are often worse and experienced more commonly at night and early morning. When they get significantly worse, it causes an attack, during which time usual treatments might not work as they normally do. Additionally it might also cause a rapid heartbeat, drowsiness, exhaustion or dizziness, and lips or fingers might turn blue due to the lack of oxygen.

If you experience any of these latter symptoms you should seek emergency help.

Symptoms usually develop or worsen in response to certain triggers, such as exercise or exposure to an allergen.

When you breathe, air is carried in down the windpipe (trachea), into smaller tubes called bronchi, which carry air in and out of your lungs. When you have asthma, these tubes become inflamed and hypersensitive, narrowing and constricting the airway, causing muscles to tighten around them, and there is an increased production of phlegm.

It is not clear as to why some people develop asthma, while others don’t, however it is probably a combination of genetic and environmental factors. You are more likely to develop the condition if you have a family history of it. Other related allergic conditions such as eczema, hay fever or food allergies also increase your risk.

Exposure to various irritants and allergens can trigger the symptoms of asthma. These triggers affect people differently. Common triggers include;

- Respiratory tract infections, such as cold and flu

- House dust mites

- Animal fur

- Pollen

- Cigarette smoke

- Exercise

- Shouting, crying or laughing

- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin and ibuprofen and beta-blockers sometimes given for high blood pressure or heart disease

- Weather – changes in temperature, cold air, windy days, humid days

- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) – cause stomach acids to back up into the throat.

Your doctor will be able to diagnose your condition by assessing the nature and frequency of the symptoms you present with, in addition to any allergies your experience.

A number of tests can also be conducted out to confirm the diagnosis.

Spirometry A spirometry test assesses how well your lungs work. It involves taking a deep breath and exhaling as fast as you can into a mouthpiece that is attached to a spirometer. It measures the volume of air you can breathe out in the first second of exhalation and the amount of air you breath out in total. You may have to do this a few times for an accurate reading, which is compared to average measurements for your age, sex and height.

Peak expiratory flow test A peak flow meter is used to measure how fast you can blow air out of your lungs in one breath. It requires a bit of practice to get it right. You may be asked to measure your peak flow over a period of weeks at home, as lung function changes throughout the day.

Airway responsiveness To measure how your airway reacts when it comes in contact with a trigger. It involves inhaling progressively increasing amounts of an irritant, with spirometry readings taken in between.

In some cases, your mucus sample might be tested for signs of inflammation or an allergy test might be suggested.

There is no cure for asthma, but a number of treatment options are available to manage the condition, relieve symptoms and prevent future attacks.

Treatment is prescribed depending on your age, the severity of your symptoms and triggers that cause flare-ups. Long-term medication is taken to reduce the inflammation in the airways, whereas quick-relief medication is to quickly open swollen airways that constrict breathing.

Most commonly, medication is taken daily using an inhaler. It is a device that delivers medication directly into your lungs as your breathe in. You could be prescribed an inhaler that is used to relax the muscles surrounding the airways, for immediate relief, such as Ventolin. Additionally, you could be prescribed an inhaler that works to reduce the inflammation and sensitivity of the airway, to be used regularly, such as Clenil or Qvar.

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