More than a quarter of asthma sufferers overuse rescue inhalers - putting them at risk of severe attacks - BBC Science Focus Magazine

26 per cent of asthma patients surveyed were using six or more prescriptions a year.

Relying on rescue or SABA (short-acting beta-agonist) inhalers to quickly relieve symptoms of asthma rather than preventative corticosteroid inhalers has been linked to poor asthma control and an inc… [+2086 chars]

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