That’s what I use now.
I could probably use it, if it were not powder. I have never had any success with any of the powder inhalers.
I have seen drastic price reductions in the "list" price for Fluticasone-Salmeterol and Albuterol formulations. And with some of those pharmacy discount cards these medications can be quite inexpensive. They are also quite effective.
Montelukast is somewhat effective as a preventative measure, for those who can tolerate the side-effects. The tablets are inexpensive.
And Primatine tablets or inhalers are still available OTC for a low-end solution. They can actually be more expensive than the Albuterol inhalers and are not well-suited to patients with high blood pressure. They are reasonably effective.
All of the prescription medications can be obtained at more reasonable prices from "Canadian" (Indian) pharmacies.
Lots of things said in this article, but bottom line, it appears they’re just telling us asthmatics to take Symbicort and nothing else? Looks like they want it to be used as a matter of treatment, as well as a rescue inhaler.
(I have tried taking myself off of different asthma medications at times, while continuing on with Symbicort. In my case, I definitely need theophyllene, zafirlukast and even Nucala injections.).
So, no albuterol or iprat?
My son has mild to moderate asthma, and when he got Covid in 2020 it was scary bad. He got Covid a second time and that time started the regime of vitamins and Ivermectin. I don’t know it that helped or he just had a milder strain. He did seem to think that the protocol helped with his asthma. IIRC I did a bit of research where studies showed that Ivermectin may be effective against asthma.