Medications for asthma
There are two kinds of medicines for treating asthma:
• Control medicines to help prevent attacks.
• Quick-relief (rescue) medicines for use during attacks (Asperen).
Long-term Medicines
These are also called maintenance or control medicines. They are used to prevent symptoms in people with moderate to severe asthma. You must take them every day for them to work. Take them even when you feel OK. Some long-term medicines are breathed in (inhaled), such as steroids and long-acting beta-agonists (a bronchodilator medications open up narrowed airways and reduce swelling) (Mayo Clinic Staff). Inhaled corticosteroids include:
• Fluticasone (Flovent Diskus)
• Budesonide (Pulmicort)
• Mometasone (Asmanex Twisthaler)
• Beclomethasone (Qvar)
• Ciclesonide (Alvesco)
Others are taken by mouth including montelukast (Singulair), zafirlukast (Accolate) and zileuton (Zyflo). Which help relieve asthma symptoms for up to 24 hours (Asperen).
In children, long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids may
slightly delay growth, but the benefits of using these
medications to maintain good asthma control generally
outweigh their risks (Nowak RM). Your doctor will
prescribe the right medicine for you.
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