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List of Common Respiratory Drugs

An Introduction to Inhalers

Inhaler Instructions

On this page, you will find video demonstrations and written instructions for the use of common inhaler devices. These demonstrations are also available in Farsi, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Filipino.

Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) + Spacer

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Discus

Print Instructions

Turbuhaler

Print Instructions

Handihaler

Print Instructions

Breezhaler

Print Instructions

Genuair

Print Instructions

Ellipta

Print Instructions

Web Links

Air Pollution

Air Pollution and Your Health | State of Global Air: SoGA Health Effects Factsheet

Allergies

Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation

Allergy & Asthma Network / Mothers of Asthmatics

Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Alpha-1 Foundation

Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis Canada

Asthma

RESPTREC Resources – Lung Sask

Canadian Thoracic Society 2021 Guideline update: Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults

BC Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee (GPAC) Asthma in Adults – Recognition, Diagnosis and Management

BC Lung Foundation

The Canadian Lung Association

The Asthma Society of Canada

The American Lung Association

National Jewish Hospital

Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy information for lay people and patients. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health in the U.S.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

RESPTREC Resources – Lung Sask

Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) recommendations for the management of COPD – 2007 update. Includes links to American/European COPD guidelines, a global initiative for COPD (GOLD) guidelines, and the British Thoracic Society COPD guidelines.

BC Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee (GPAC) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and Management

BC Lung Foundation

Canadian Lung Association Breathworks Program

COPD International

The British Lung Foundation

Australian and New Zealand COPD Reference Site for Health Professionals

General / For Physicians & Allied Health Professionals

Doctor’s Guide offering the latest news, web casts and cases.

Website for Respiratory Nurses and any Allied Health Professional interested in respiratory health

LAM (Lymphangioleiomyomatosis)

The LAM Foundation

Lung Disease

The ELF Website: Accurate and up-to-date information, reviewed by European Lung Specialists, for patients and caregivers.

Oxygen Therapy

Vancouver Coastal Health Home Oxygen Program – Brochure for patients on home oxygen

Oxygen Therapy eyewear

PCD (Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia)

Pulmonary Fibrosis

Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis

Pulmonary Hypertension

The B.C. Pulmonary Hypertension Society

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada

Pulmonary Hypertension Association (American)

Living with Pulmonary Hypertension

Sarcoidosis

The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research

Sleep

Vancouver Coastal Health UBC – Sleep Disorders Program

British Sleep Society

European Sleep Research Society

Stanford Centre For Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy Association UKm

Vasculitis

Vasculitis Foundation (formerly known as the Wegeners Granulomatosis Association)

Smoking Cessation

Resources to help you quit

QuitNow

Click the button below or call toll-free at 1-877-455-2233 to access free information to help you quit smoking.

Smoke-free Families

A program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Quitting tips and strategies for pregnant smokers.

Vancouver Coastal Health

Information, links, groups, and youth programs for people who wish to stop smoking. Links to resources for health professionals.