| Category |
Purpose |
Types |
| Long-term asthma control medications |
Taken regularly to control chronic symptoms and prevent asthma attacks — the most important type of treatment for most people with asthma |
- Inhaled corticosteroids
- Leukotriene modifiers
- Long-acting beta agonists (LABAs)
- Long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs)
- Combination inhalers
- Theophylline
|
| Quick-relief medications (rescue medications) |
Taken as needed for rapid, short-term relief of symptoms — used to prevent or treat an asthma attack |
- Short-acting beta agonists such as albuterol
- Ipratropium (Atrovent HFA)
- Oral corticosteroids (for severe asthma attacks)
|
| Medications for allergy-induced asthma |
Taken regularly or as needed to reduce your body's sensitivity to a particular allergy-causing substance (allergen) |
- Allergy shots (immunotherapy)
- Under-the-tongue (sublingual) immunotherapy tablets
- Allergy medications
|
| Biologics |
Taken with control medications to stop underlying biological responses that cause inflammation in the lungs — used to better manage severe asthma symptoms |
- Benralizumab (Fasenra)
- Dupilumab (Dupixent)
- Mepolizumab (Nucala)
- Omalizumab (Xolair)
- Reslizumab (Cinqair)
- Tezepelumab-ekko (Tezspire)
|