Asthma Treatment and Management
Never before have we had so many good, safe oral and inhaled drugs for the treatment of asthma as we do today. It is important that the drug regimen be carefully tailored to the needs of the individual. This can be achieved by working with your physician to determine the optimum medical regimen designed to achieve control over your asthma. Learn more about different treatment and medication options for asthma.
Quick-relief medications are used to treat asthma symptoms or an asthma episode (asthma attack).
Long-term control medications are used daily to maintain control of asthma symptoms.
There are a number of devices that help deliver inhaled asthma medication directly to the airways: metered-dose inhalers, dry powder inhalers and nebulizers.
Learn about possible effects of asthma medications.
Along with asthma medications, additional therapies may assist in managing asthma on a daily basis.
Read about recent revisions to guidelines for diagnosing and managing asthma in children.
Managing your medications is also an important task. Read tips that will help you manage your asthma medication supply.
Read select articles from our own Medical Scientific Update on asthma treatments and medications.
Note: This information is provided to you as an educational service of National Jewish Health.
It is not meant to be a substitute for consulting with your own physician.
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