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News - Steroid inhalers and pills for asthma are linked to heightened risk of brittle bones and fractures, says new study - University of Nottingham
![I use two inhalers. Albuterol and a steroid. The left are my old two. Insurance changed the brand of my Albuterol and it now looks like the right. Not easy to differentiate I use two inhalers. Albuterol and a steroid. The left are my old two. Insurance changed the brand of my Albuterol and it now looks like the right. Not easy to differentiate](https://preview.redd.it/luo40o51n4f41.jpg?auto=webp&s=01a613e8ae9a8258cec766c75f15f4eb503293a9)
I use two inhalers. Albuterol and a steroid. The left are my old two. Insurance changed the brand of my Albuterol and it now looks like the right. Not easy to differentiate
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