How Allopathic Medicine Manages Asthma Symptoms Effectively

When an asthma attack occurs, symptoms like wheezing while breathing, tightness in the chest, difficulty in breathing and cough start appearing. In such a situation, quick relief inhalers are immediately given to reduce these symptoms, which open the airways and relax the muscles around it. The medicines under asthma quick relief inhalers are as follows -

• Short-acting beta-agonists - It is given first to immediately reduce the symptoms of asthma. It includes albuterol, epinephrine and levalbuterol.
• Anticholinergics - Anticholinergics such as ipratropium reduce mucus in addition to opening the airways. These medicines take a little more time to show effect than short-acting beta-agonists.
• Oral corticosteroids - Oral corticosteroids such as methylprednisolone and prednisone work to reduce inflammation of the airways.
• Combination quick-relief medicines - Combination quick-relief medicines contain a combination of both anticholinergics and short-acting beta-agonists.

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During long-term asthma control treatment, more than one medicine is taken daily. These medicines work to prevent asthma attacks and control the symptoms of asthma. These medicines reduce inflammation and mucus in the airways, making the airways less sensitive and asthma does not trigger frequently. Also, asthma caused by allergies can also be controlled. Long term asthma control medications include the following -

• Inhaled corticosteroids - Inhaled corticosteroids are considered to be the most effective for long-term control of asthma. These include beclomethasone, budesonide, fluticasone and mometasone.
• Combination inhaled medications - Combination inhaled medications contain a combination of a long-acting beta-agonist as well as an inhaled corticosteroid. These include fluticasone-salmeterol, budesonide-formoterol, formoterol-mometasone and fluticasone furoate-vilanterol.
• Theophylline - Theophylline tablets are taken daily, which helps keep the airways open by relaxing the muscles around the airways.
• Leukotriene modifiers - These reduce inflammation by relaxing the muscles around the airways. These are available in tablet and liquid form. These include montelukast, acolate and zileuton.

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Allergy shots gradually reduce allergies and reduce the effect on the immune system. The dose of weekly shots can be taken once a month for three to five years when the allergy subsides.

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These medicines include omalizumab, mepolizumab, dupilumab, reslizumab and benralizumab. These medicines are given to patients who have severe asthma.

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