Your child's inhalers and medicines

Your child’s medicines help relieve symptoms and cut the risk of asthma attacks.

Inhalers and medicines

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How is asthma treated in children?

Find out how asthma medicines help prevent symptoms and lower your child’s risk of an asthma attack.
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Common questions about children's asthma inhalers and medicines

Get answers to common questions about your child’s asthma inhalers and medicines.
Parent helping their child use an inhaler with a spacer and face mask

Help your child use their inhaler

If your child needs to use asthma inhalers, here’s a guide through the stages - from using a facemask on a young baby to making sure older children use the correct inhaler technique.
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