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    This document summarizes common asthma medications, categorizing them as quick relief, long-term control, or anti-inflammatory medications. Quick relief medications like albuterol and levalbuterol work quickly to open airways during asthma attacks and prevent exercise-induced attacks, but can cause side effects like throat irritation. Long-term control medications like salmeterol, fluticasone, and theophylline help keep asthma under control and reduce attack risk. Anti-inflammatory corticosteroids decrease swelling and protect airways, while leukotriene modifiers block asthma symptoms from some triggers. All medications can potentially cause side effects.

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    This document summarizes common asthma medications, categorizing them as quick relief, long-term control, or anti-inflammatory medications. Quick relief medications like albuterol and levalbuterol work quickly to open airways during asthma attacks and prevent exercise-induced attacks, but can cause side effects like throat irritation. Long-term control medications like salmeterol, fluticasone, and theophylline help keep asthma under control and reduce attack risk. Anti-inflammatory corticosteroids decrease swelling and protect airways, while leukotriene modifiers block asthma symptoms from some triggers. All medications can potentially cause side effects.

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    This document summarizes common asthma medications, categorizing them as quick relief, long-term control, or anti-inflammatory medications. Quick relief medications like albuterol and levalbuterol work quickly to open airways during asthma attacks and prevent exercise-induced attacks, but can cause side effects like throat irritation. Long-term control medications like salmeterol, fluticasone, and theophylline help keep asthma under control and reduce attack risk. Anti-inflammatory corticosteroids decrease swelling and protect airways, while leukotriene modifiers block asthma symptoms from some triggers. All medications can potentially cause side effects.

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    Common Asthma Medications

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    This document summarizes common asthma medications, categorizing them as quick relief, long-term control, or anti-inflammatory medications. Quick relief medications like albuterol and levalbuterol work quickly to open airways during asthma attacks and prevent exercise-induced attacks, but can cause side effects like throat irritation. Long-term control medications like salmeterol, fluticasone, and theophylline help keep asthma under control and reduce attack risk. Anti-inflammatory corticosteroids decrease swelling and protect airways, while leukotriene modifiers block asthma symptoms from some triggers. All medications can potentially cause side effects.

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    COMMON ASTHMA MEDICATIONS

    Medication Name (s) What The Medication Does Possible Side Effects
    Short Acting Bronchodilators (Inhaled): Works quickly to open airways to Throat Irritation or Hoarseness
    QUICK Ventolin, Proventil (Albuterol) make it easier to breathe. Fast Heartbeat
    RELIEF Xopenex (Levalbuterol) Relaxes muscles that tighten around Headache and Dizziness
    MEDICINE Brethaire (Terbutaline) the airways. Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhea
    Alupent, Metaprel (Metaproterenol) Helps stop asthma attacks once they Feeling Anxious
    Tornalate (Bitolterol) have started. Hives or Skin Rash
    Use to stop an Maxair (Pirbuterol) Helps prevent asthma attacks if taken Nervousness or Shaking
    asthma attack Combivent (Ipratropium & Albuterol) before exercise.
    Not to be used alone for quick relief:
    Atrovent (Ipratropium)

    Long Acting Bronchodilators (Inhaled): Helps keep asthma under control and Throat Irritation or Hoarseness
    Serevent (Salmeterol) reduce chances of having an asthma Fast Heartbeat
    Floradil (Formoterol) attack. Headache and Dizziness
    LONG- Advair (Fluticasone Proionate & Salmeterol) Works slower and longer than short Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhea
    TERM Symbicort (Budesonide & Formoterol) acting bronchodilators. Feeling Anxious
    CONTROL Relaxes breathing airways. Over activity in children
    (Swallowed): Help prevent nighttime asthma attacks. Nervousness or Irritability
    MEDICINE Theo-Dur, Slo-Bid, Uni-Dur Helps prevent asthma attacks caused by Difficulty sleeping
    (Theophylline) exercise. Seizures (Theophylline)
    Take every Increases blood flow to the lungs.
    day Decreases airway swelling.

    Anti-Inflammatories; Decreases swelling in the airways. Dry mouth, Sore Throat or


    Corticosteroids (Inhaled): Protects airways from irritants and Hoarseness
    (Not to be Beclovent, Vanceril, Qvar (Beclomethasone) allergens. Cough
    used to stop Pulmicort (Budesonide) Helps prevent nighttime asthma Fungal infection in the mouth (white
    Flovent (Fluticasone) attacks. tongue)
    an asthma Azmacort (Triamcinolone) Rinse mouth after every use of the Temporary delayed growth in
    attack) Corticosteroids (Swallowed): Prednisone inhaled Corticosteroid. children. (Prednisone)

    Other Anti-Inflammatories (Inhaled): Helps prevent asthma attacks caused by Skin rash
    Intal (Cromolyn) exercise.
    Tilade (Nedocromil)
    Leukotriene Modifiers (Swallowed):
    Singular (Montelukast Sodium) Blocks asthma symptoms to some Headache and Dizziness
    Accolate (Zafirlukast) triggers. Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhea
    Zyflo (Zileuton) Improves lung function.

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