MEDICATION-INDUCED ASTHMA

If you’ve recently been diagnosed with asthma, check with the doctor managing your asthma before taking any over-the-counter medications or new prescription medications. Certain prescription and non-prescription drugs are known to cause asthma symptoms and flare-ups. Two types of common household medications, aspirin and NSAIDs, cause asthma symptoms more often than other types of drugs, and some doctors recommend that asthma patients avoid them altogether. Beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors—two groups of drugs used to treat heart conditions and high blood pressure—can affect asthma too. Common symptoms include a runny nose, coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Prescription narcotics don’t often cause asthma flare-ups but can lead to complications with breathing if an asthma attack happens while taking them.

P.S. Asthma patients with nasal polyps are at higher risk of an asthmatic reaction when taking aspirin and NSAIDs.

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