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Are you overusing your asthma reliever medications?

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Are you overusing your asthma reliever medications?

Could you be overusing your asthma reliever? Does this matter?

Debbie Rigby, National Asthma Council Australia Clinical Executive Lead, explains the impacts of overusing asthma reliever medications.

It’s important to recognise what counts as ‘overusing’ and how this impacts your asthma management.

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