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Suffering From Asthma For The Past 8 Years And Put On Seretide Inhaler 4 Times

My niece of 8 years has Asthma . She was put on Seretide inhaler as well Asthavent 4 times . I was under the impression that Asthavent was a short term relieve to sudden attacks.
Sat, 4 Jun 2011
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hi welcome to healthcaremagic
Asthavent's half life is 1.6 hour so u need to take for 4 times or as u required,it's use for short term becouse of its short half life and its quick mechanism of action.
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Suffering From Asthma For The Past 8 Years And Put On Seretide Inhaler 4 Times

hi welcome to healthcaremagic Asthavent s half life is 1.6 hour so u need to take for 4 times or as u required,it s use for short term becouse of its short half life and its quick mechanism of action. thank you