She inform that although Asthma not completed curable disease but because of continuous treatment it can be control , adding that ventolin, Aerolin and
Bricanyl inhaler are the medicine that can be used by the Asthma patients.
Bottles of fake 'Glycodin' and '
Bricanyl' worth crores seized
"Unfortunately Scott's medical knowledge is a little bit limited and he was under the mistaken apprehension that both
Bricanyl and Ventolin, just two of several types of inhaler used to treat asthma, were one and the same thing," said Robson.
It was in his
Bricanyl inhaler which he has used since he was five to control chronic asthma.
I am quite wheezy so I have to take my reliever,
Bricanyl, which lets me get my breath more easily.
Ventolin, and related drugs, like
Bricanyl, are the mainstay of asthma treatment.
Comparison of the acceptability of the Ventolin metered-dose inhaler and the
Bricanyl Turbuhaler.
All subjects developing a 20% fall in [FEV.sub.1] were given 1 mg of inhaled terbutaline (
Bricanyl, Astra Pharmaceuticals, Kings Langley, UK) via a metered-dose inhaler and spacer device (Nebuhaler, Astra Pharmaceuticals) and remained within the department until [FEV.sub.1] increased to within 10% of baseline.
Oral Metaproterenol (Metaprel) Terbutaline (Brethine,
Bricanyl) These agents form the basis of therapy in acute attacks since they are extremely effective bronchodilators.
Examples are albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin), ephedrine, isoetherine (Bronkosol), isoproterenol (Isuprel), metaproterenol (Alupent, Metaprel) and terbutaline (Brethine,
Bricanyl).
They take the form of an inhaler and may contain drugs such as Salbutamol - for example, Ventolin - and Terbutaline (
Bricanyl).
The preventers (normally inhaled steroids such as Becotide or Pulmicort) work by treating the underlying cause of asthma, while relievers (such as Ventolin and
Bricanyl) provide temporary relief by opening up the airways of the lungs.