What Medications are used for Asthma?
Asthma medications are an important part of your asthma treatment and prevention. Physicians and other health care providers prescribe several kinds of medications for asthma. Not all medications work the same way even if they come in the same kind of container. There are two types of medications: Long Term Control/Preventive medications: These long-term control medicines help to lessen the frequency and severity of asthma episodes over time. They do not provide immediate relief. Quick-Relief/Rescue medications: These quick relief medicines are used to control the immediate relief of asthma symptoms. These medications may be in pill or syrup form or inhaled. Pills or syrup are taken by mouth. Inhaled medication can be administered either by an inhaler or “pump” or through a nebulizer machine.
