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I have asthma and only optra inhaler works 80 percent and no other inhaler work.
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Asthma : Successful asthma treatment involves getting long term control with an inhaled steroid and also long acting beta agonist. You can use a short acting beta agonist for symptoms. Also avoidance of triggers is helpful
Answered 10/9/2017
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