In the recent years, there have been significant medical advancements and as a result a large variety of medications are available for the treatment of asthma. There are two types of medications available: Controller Asthma medicines and Quick Relief Asthma Medicines.

Controller Asthma medicines are also known as preventative asthma medicines and are responsible for preventing asthma symptoms as well as attacks. Some of the examples of such type of medicines are inhaled corticosteroids such as Aerobid, Asmanex and others. Advair, which is a combination corticosteroid and long-acting beta agonist, is also a type of medication administered to the patients. Some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory controller asthma medications are also available. There are Xolair injections for children.

Quick relief asthma medicines are used to provide relief from asthma symptoms. These are basically given with a nebulizer or a metered dose inhaler. Some of the examples of these medicines are: Albuterol, Levaluterol, Pirbuterol, Atrovent as well as Terbutaline. Sometimes, oral steroids are also used for asthma treatment post an asthma attack. Prednisone as well as prednisolone is the oral steroids which are prescribed.

An asthma action plan can also be quite useful. You can consult your doctor and seek the relevant information.