Qvar Easi Breathe

Qvar Easi-Breathe is a corticosteroid inhaler prescribed for asthma. It's used every day to help lessen your symptoms and decrease the chance of asthma attacks. Additionally, it aids in safeguarding your lungs from long-term harm due to asthma.

Qvar Easi-Breathe is a special type of inhaler that contains steroids. It's more effective than other steroid inhalers at reaching the lungs directly. This means it can start working against asthma more easily and tends to cause fewer side effects. It's named Easi-Breathe because it's very easy to use—just breathe in, and you're covered for the day.

Qvar Easi-Breathe is a preventer inhaler, which means you should use it daily, even if you're not experiencing any symptoms. It helps lower the risk of asthma attacks over time. However, it's not a rescue inhaler, so it won't help during an asthma attack. If you're using a preventer inhaler like Qvar Easi-Breathe, you’ll usually also have a rescue inhaler prescribed. If you don't currently have a rescue inhaler, speak to your clinician.

The Qvar Easi-Breathe inhaler contains the active ingredient beclometasone dipropionate. This is a type of medicine known as a corticosteroid. Corticosteroids help manage asthma by reducing inflammation in the airways. They work by 'switching off' many of the genes responsible for inflammation. This helps to lessen swelling and irritation, making it easier to breathe. Regular use of corticosteroid inhalers can also prevent your asthma from worsening over time and protect your airways from damage.

The beclometasone in Qvar Easi-Breathe is more effective on the lungs compared to other corticosteroid inhalers. This means it works more directly in the lungs when you inhale, potentially making it more effective. Since less of it is absorbed into the rest of your body, it's also less likely to cause side effects than other corticosteroid inhalers.

The Qvar Easi-Breathe inhaler is available in two strengths. One provides a 50mcg dose of the active ingredient, beclomethasone dipropionate, with each puff. The other is stronger, delivering 100mcg per puff. The daily dosage for Qvar Easi-Breathe ranges from 100mcg to 800mcg. Typically, you'll need to take at least two puffs a day.

The number of puffs you need will depend on how severe your asthma is. Your clinician will advise you on the exact number of puffs of Qvar Easi-Breathe to take. If your current dose isn't managing your asthma well, you might need to increase it. If you feel you need a higher dose, it's important to discuss this with your clinician.

Yes, you'll need a clinician to prescribe Qvar Easi-Breathe before you can obtain it. It contains a potent corticosteroid treatment and is intended for individuals with asthma. Therefore, it's not suitable for everyone. If you have asthma and believe Qvar Easi-Breathe could be beneficial for you, have a chat with your clinician.

There's another type of Easi-Breathe inhaler called Salamol Easi-Breathe. Unlike Qvar Easi-Breathe, it contains salbutamol instead of beclometasone. These are different kinds of medication: beclometasone in Qvar Easi-Breathe is a corticosteroid, while salbutamol in Salamol Easi-Breathe is a beta-2 receptor agonist. This means one might be effective for you if the other isn't. However, since both are Easi-Breathe inhalers, you use them in the same manner.

There are other asthma treatments that include beclometasone. Some have the same active ingredient and dosage but are sold under different brand names, so they work in much the same way. The key difference is that Qvar is the only Easi-Breathe inhaler with beclometasone, which means it's used a bit differently.

There are also combination inhalers that include beclometasone along with another active ingredient, such as formoterol. These inhalers have a corticosteroid like beclometasone and a long-acting bronchodilator. They're typically used for people with asthma who experience more severe symptoms or find it difficult to manage their asthma.

Qvar Easi-Breathe is an effective treatment for asthma. In a study lasting 12 weeks, individuals using Qvar Easi-Breathe experienced noticeable improvements in peak expiratory flow, which indicates how open the airways are and how well one can breathe. They also needed their rescue inhalers less often and noticed an overall improvement in their asthma symptoms. Additionally, their quality of life got better.

A longer-term study showed that lung function and asthma control got much better after 14 months of treatment.

Qvar Easi-Breathe is effective and safe for long-term use.