Quick-relief Medicines
These are also called rescue medicines. They are taken:
• For coughing, wheezing, trouble breathing, or an asthma attack.
• Just before exercising to help prevent asthma symptoms caused by exercise (Obie).
Tell your doctor if you are using quick-relief medicines twice a week or more. Your asthma may not be under control and your doctor may need to change your dose of daily control drugs.
Quick-relief medications include:
• Short-acting inhaled bronchodilators (Albuterol (ProAir HFA, Ventolin HFA, others)
• Levalbuterol (Xopenex HFA)
• Pirbutrol (Maxair)
• Oral corticosteroids for when you have an asthma attack that is not going away (such as Prednisone and Methylprednisolone)
A severe asthma attack requires a checkup by a doctor. You may also need a hospital stay. There, you will likely be given oxygen, breathing assistance, and medications given through an IV (Asperen).
Asthma care at home
• Know the asthma symptoms to watch for.
• Know how to take your peak flow reading and what it means.
• Know which triggers make your asthma worse and what to do when this happens
(Mayo Clinic Staff).
Asthma action plans are written documents for managing asthma.
An asthma action plan should include:
• Instructions for taking asthma medicines when your condition
is stable.
• A list of asthma triggers and how to avoid them.
• How to recognize when your asthma is getting worse,
and when to call your doctor (Obie).
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