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Definition: Quick relief medicine is asthma medicine that acts quickly, but only for a short-time, to relieve asthma symptoms that have already started. Reliever medicines are a type of medicine called bronchodilators, which means they expand and relax your bronchial airways. Thus, they will relieve asthma symptoms such as coughing, chest tightness, shortness of breath and wheezing.
Learn more about quick-relief asthma medicines Sources: Medem Medical Library from the AMA, Allergy & Asthma Foundation of America Also Known As: reliever medicines, rescue medicines, short-term medicines, bronchodilators Updated: February 29, 2008 More MDI and Asthma Medicine Information About.com is accredited by the Health On the Net Foundation, which promotes reliable and trusted online health information. |
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