BreathEazy

Tablets may have serious side effects

As well as environmental control, medication is usally needed to control the signs of lower airway disease. Current treatments consist of oral, injectable and nebulization medications administered on a daily basis for a long period of time. Oral bronchodilators have been used and can be beneficial but, to be effective, the drug must be given twice daily to maintain optimum airway function. While corticosteroids are sometimes beneficial in oral form when severe airway inflammation is present, oral administration means the medication will be distributed in all body organs to take effect. This can cause serious side effects such as reduced activity of the immune system, imbalance of endogenous steroid control and even conditions such as laminitis.