Dr. Adrian Morris of Surrey Allergy Clinic Tests and Treats allergies » reliever http://www.allergy-clinic.co.uk Expert advice on urticaria, food allergy, asthma, skin allergy, hayfever and many other allergic conditions Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:33:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Asthma reliever Salbutamol may not work! http://www.allergy-clinic.co.uk/salbutamol-may-not-work/ http://www.allergy-clinic.co.uk/salbutamol-may-not-work/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:05:34 +0000 Dr. Adrian Morris http://www.allergy-clinic.co.uk/test/?p=471 Salbutamol is the mainstay of treating acute asthma and relieving wheeze. Some children may not respond to this medication.  Up to 100,000 children – 13% of all children with asthma – carry two copies of a gene that renders the blue inhaler drug salbutamol ineffective.

If these children need to use their “reliever” inhaler daily they are 30% more likely to suffer an asthma attack than others, a UK research study shows.

Fortunately it is possible to test for the gene change using a simple mouthwash.

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