Medications for Asthma

• These medications manages inflammation

  Corticosteroids
• This is the medication that you give first before corticosteroids

  Bronchodilators
• Examples of long-acting bronchodilators

  Salmeterol

  Ipratropium bromide
• These medications open the airways

  Bronchodilators
• Examples of corticosteroids

  Prednisone

  Prednisolone
• This indicates a problem with the air for asthma

  Elevated nitric oxide
• Inhibits leukotrienes during inflammation which also decrease the inflammatory content

  Leukotriene modifiers
• Examples of Leukotriene modifiers

  Montelukast

  Zafirlukast
• Prevents inflammatory responses

  Leukotriene modifiers