What are the treatments for asthma?

When suffering from cough and asthma problems, patients should first pay attention to understanding the correct coping methods. They should not use medication blindly and should follow the doctor's advice. Moreover, this disease requires long-term treatment and focus on preventing asthma attacks.

1. Treatment Purpose

Treatment should be carried out actively to achieve complete control of symptoms. Protect and maintain lung function as normal as possible. The key to avoiding or reducing adverse drug reactions is a reasonable treatment plan and long-term treatment.

2. Drug treatment

According to their mechanism of action, they can be divided into two categories: bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory. Some drugs have both bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory effects.

(1) Bronchodilators: β2 receptor agonists and theophylline.

(2) Anti-inflammatory drugs: glucocorticoids, leukotriene modifiers, sodium cromoglycate and sodium nidoate, anti-IgE monoclonal antibodies, and antihistamines.

3. Long-term treatment

Asthma treatment drugs are divided into controller drugs and reliever drugs according to their role in the long-term treatment of asthma.

(1) Control medications, also known as maintenance medications, are medications that require long-term daily use. These medications primarily achieve and maintain clinical control of asthma through anti-inflammatory effects.

(2) Relief medications, also known as rescue medications, are medications used as needed. These medications relieve asthma symptoms by quickly relieving spasms.

(3) Control-graded treatment should be based on the severity of the patient's condition, and the appropriate treatment plan should be selected according to the control level.

IV. Immunotherapy

Asthma is an allergic disease, so immunotherapy occupies a certain position in asthma. Immunotherapy is divided into specific and nonspecific types.