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Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C

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I have worked directly with patients as well as caregivers for over 30 years. Have made presentations throughout Illinois educating school nurses as well as the teaching and coaching staff of public schools about asthma, and how they should respond to these students needs. Presented a public education program on asthma through the US Department of Public Health. Specialize in helping guide asthmatic patients to take control of their disease in order to live a near-normal, fully active life.

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2012-02-01 allergic rhinitis:

Avoid spraying this medication in your eyes.     Gently blow your nose before using this drug.  Shake the spray device well before each use. Remove the protective cap before using the spray. Follow the

2012-01-31 suffering from asthama.:

Hi Srinivas,    Is the physician treating you a lung specialist (allergist or pulmonologist) or a family doctor? While steroids are used as the gold standard of treatment for persistent asthma, only in

2012-01-27 allergic rhinitis:

Sorry for the delay Zafar, system crashed!    Which is best is usually a very individual genetic issue discovered by trial and error. With that said, I see the most success with fexofenadine, followed

2012-01-26 trouble breathing:

Hi Paul,    I don't believe the Benadryl is a benefit for you, since the reactions you are having are due to irritants and not allergens. In addition, an issue with Benadryl is that it drys out the lung

2012-01-21 trouble breathing:

Hi Paul,    Typically, asthma that first occurs in middle age is usually associated with irritants vs. allergy response. Often it is triggered by something in the workplace: cleaning chemicals, dust(very

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