Asthma inhalers work better in the afternoon, study suggests

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Asthma inhalers work better in the afternoon, study suggests

Folks with asthma might better control their symptoms by precisely timing when they use their inhaler, a new study says.

Timing Might Be Everything With Asthma Inhalers

Key Takeaways

Mid afternoon inhaler use may improve nighttime asthma control

A single daily preventer dose of inhaled corticosteroid (beclomethasone), taken mid afternoon, may be the best timing for effective asthma control as it suppresses the usual nocturnal worsening of symptoms more effectively than dosing regimens at other times of the day, suggest the results of a small clinical trial published in the journal Thorax.

Best Time of Day for Asthma Inhaler?

(MedPage Today) -- For mild to moderate asthma, mid-afternoon dosing of inhaled beclomethasone suppressed nocturnal lung function worsening compared with other dosing strategies, a small open-label trial showed. A single 400-μg dose at 3...

Many children use inhalers the wrong way – they inhale too slowly, too shallowly, or even blow into the device before using it. The result? The treatment has no effect, and parents think it “doesn’t work.”