Asthma is a lung disease that can make your breathing difficult. There are three main categories of medications for managing asthma. They are medicines for long-term control, for quick relief and for managing allergic responses.
Learn how controller medications work to help manage your asthma symptoms.
Watch this to learn about your asthma rescue medication, and tips to help manage your asthma.
Watch how each type of medication works within your lungs to help you to breathe more freely.
Watch this to learn how to use your asthma inhaler and spacer.
Learn about non-inhaler asthma medications you might be prescribed to help manage your asthma.
Watch this to learn how to use your diskus inhaler for asthma management
Learn how the nebulizer is used to deliver medication into the lungs.
Follow this checklist to help you to take asthma medications regularly and care for them properly.
Learn the most common side effects of asthma medications and what to do if you experience any.
Watch this video to learn the proper technique for using a Flexhaler to help control your asthma.
Learn how to properly use a Twisthaler to help control your asthma.
Watch this video to learn the step by step directions for properly using a HandiHaler to help control your asthma.
Watch this video to learn the proper technique for using a Respimat inhaler to help control your asthma.
The inhaler that you were prescribed contains a strong medicine. It should only be used as directed. Follow these directions for best results.
Understand how several different types of medications are used to treat COPD.
Watch this demonstration of the proper technique to use when taking your medication with a metered dose inhaler.
Watch this demonstration of the proper technique to use when taking your medication with a Diskus.
Watch this demonstration of the proper technique to use when taking your medication with a nebulizer.
Watch this demonstration of the proper technique to use when taking your medication with a Flexhaler.
Watch this demonstration of the proper technique to use when taking your medication with a Twisthaler.
Watch this demonstration of the proper technique to use when taking your medication with a HandiHaler.
Watch this demonstration of the proper technique to use when taking your medication with a Respimat inhaler.
Watch this demonstration of the proper technique to use when taking your medication with an Ellipta inhaler.
Learn how you can help manage your COPD by using the pursed lip breathing and diaphragmatic breathing techniques.
Learn how to properly clean a nebulizer with the American Lung Association. The nebulizer educational videos are supported by Mylan Specialty, L.P.
You have been prescribed a single-dose dry-powder inhaler (DPI). It uses a powdered medicine capsule. You must put a new capsule into the inhaler each time you use it.
You have been prescribed a breath-activated metered-dose inhaler (MDI). It gives you a fine spray of medicine when you breathe in.
