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If i find myself using my albuterol inhaler daily, should i look for stronger medication?

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Didn't kind: If you're needing your "as needed" or rescue inhaler everyday, it means you need some sort of preventive inhaler, e.g., a steroid inhaler, which you will use everyday to control your symptoms, saving the albuterol for further flares.

Answered 9/28/2016

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