what they do
Asthma medicines are used to treat, prevent and control asthma symptoms in your child. There are two main types of asthma medications, and each serves a different purpose. Most children with persistent asthma will need both types of medicine.
Anti-inflammatories
These are important medicines to help control your child's asthma on an ongoing basis. These medications:
- Reduce inflammation.
- Need to be taken daily and may need to be taken for several weeks before they will begin to control asthma.
- Lead to fewer asthma symptoms, better airflow, and fewer asthma attacks.
Bronchodilators
These medications:
- Relax the muscles that tighten around the airways.
- Open the airways, letting more air in and out of the lungs for easier breathing.
- Some come in short-acting forms that are used as a rescue medicine to provide quick relief during an attack or symptoms.
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