Reliever Inhalers

There is this girl at my school and she has two inhalers that she carries with her (Pe and exams etc.). She has a bricanyl turbohaler and a slabutamol sulphate. Why does she need to carry both of them? Just curious that's all.

Bobby

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Hello Bobby,

Bricanyl and salbutamol (Ventolin) although two different types of drug do exactly the same thing - open the airways.

I don't think doctors prescribe them both in Inhaler form to be used at the same time. It should be one or the other. ( Med peeps - please correct me if wrong) I am not sure if using them both has any extra benefit.

Kate

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Some people respond better to one or the other, but no, I can't think of any reason why someone would be on both.

Different doctors do different things but I've never heard of this one before.

Em

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It is really wierd and she uses both at the same time. I should ask her but i don't want to offend her. She makes a big deal out of her asthma but that might be her way of coping with it. Hmmmm....mystery!