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My father has an asthma what is the effect of using an asthma preventer for long term?
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The effects are good if you are using inhalational steroids. They prevent / reduce the progression of disease at the cost of minor side effects. If you do cost/benefit analysis, using inhalational steroids is a win-win situation.
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