What Types of Asthma Medication Are Used to Treat Asthma?
Asthma medication can be divided into two categories: • Quick relief or rescue asthma medication • Controller asthma medication Quick-relief asthma medication treats acute asthma symptoms such as: • Wheezing • Chest tightness • Shortness of breath • Cough Controller asthma medication, on the other hand, attempts to prevent these same symptoms. For the most part, all asthma medication is inhaled, although some do come in a liquid form and one is given as an infusion. If you do not see your medication here, you can check out our drug finder. 1.
