ARGOM: Appendix 5 - Guidelines on OTC applications for ...

Rationale: Bronchospasm causes bronchoconstriction. Administering a beta-2 agonist will result in bronchodilation. The most commonly used and fastest-acting bronchodilators work by stimulating the beta-2 receptors in the lungs—part of the sympathetic nervous system. These so-called rescue inhalers provide almost instant relief. ................
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