01/09/2026
Treat the inflammation, not just the symptoms.
Using a blue puffer alone is not enough to manage your asthma.
A blue puffer contains a medicine called short-acting beta2 agonist (SABA). It does not treat the underlying inflammation that causes asthma. It does not prevent symptoms or attacks. It just relieves symptoms and helps treat asthma attacks that have already started.
Relying only on a blue puffer, or needing it often, means you are at risk of severe asthma attacks.
New National Asthma Council Australia guidelines recommend anti-inflammatory relievers (AIR) - a different type of quick-relief medicine - INSTEAD of blue puffers (SABA) for adults and adolescents.
Ask your health care professional today about less SABA, more AIR.