Asthma: The Importance of Controller Medicines

Asthma: The Importance of Controller Medicines (00:00:25)
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Your quick-relief inhaler... It really only does one thing.

It relaxes your muscles temporarily. Now controller medicines...

They work long-term on the root cause of all your problems: inflammation.

So if you take controller medicines to reduce inflammation, you won't need to use your quick-relief inhaler so much.

Current as of: July 31, 2024

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