Which patients with asthma need regular preventive medication?
Many asthmatics need regular preventive medication to keep their asthma under control. A rule of thumb is that any patient who needs to use their quick-relief medication daily or more than three to four times a week should be started on daily long-term preventive medication. Preventive medication also reduces exacerbations and hospitalization due to asthma. It is therefore considered wise that no patient admitted to the hospital for an acute exacerbation of asthma should be discharged without preventive medication.
