People with COPD should not use these products in place of the short-acting bronchodilator prescribed by a healthcare provider. This article discusses OTC inhalers and why they are not recommended ...

Current guidelines recommend use of one or more long-acting inhaled bronchodilators for patients with moderate, severe, or very severe COPD. However, the initial choice of long-acting inhaled ...

Recent findings suggest that guidelines about bronchodilator use in patients with COPD and CVD are less likely to be followed in certain patient subgroups. Meilan Han, MD, MS, University of ...

Bronchodilator therapy forms the mainstay of treatment for people with COPD. Bronchodilators work by altering the airways’ smooth muscle tone, leading to widening of the airways, which ...