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Asthma and Stepwise
Management
Candice Thomas
NURS 6521 Advanced Pharmacology
Walden University
September 14, 2019

Asthma Management
Several drugs can be used to treat asthma efficiently. Most patients with asthma
need medications for long-term control or fast relief. Also, immunotherapy can be a
significant way to treat asthma. Any asthma patient, irrespective of the severity of
their asthma, needs a "short-acting beta-adrenergic bronchodilator agonist" and
Anticholinergics to assist rapidly relieve severe symptoms (Huether & McCance,
2017). The bronchodilators assist to expand the pathways into the lungs for young and
old alike and they can also be used to clear the mucus residing in the lungs so that
they can be readily coughed out (Horak, Doberer, Eber, Horak, Pohl, Riedler, &
Studnicka, 2016). Long-term medication depends on how severe a condition is
(Huether & McCance, 2017). I will discuss long term, short term and stepwise therapy
to control asthmatic exacerbations.

Long Term Control Treatment Options
for the Asthmatic Patient
Long-term treatment options for control
of chronic asthma are taken daily. As part
of the regular therapy for those diagnosed
with asthma, daily treatment is the way to
retain control of symptoms and an option
to prevent asthma attacks.
Immunomodulator s:
Omalizumab, Omalizumab is used as
adjunctive therapy for patients >12 years
of age who have allergies and severe
persistent Asthma (National Heart Lung
and Blood Institute, 2007).
Inhaled corticosteroids :
Used as anti-inflammatory drugs and
prevent the airways from becoming
inflamed (Mayo Clinic. 2019).
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Examples: Singulair, Flovent, Advair,
Pulmicort, Symbicort and QVAR.
Some of the long-term medication drugs
include: antileukotrienes or leukotriene
modifiers, cromolyn sodium, inhaled
corticosteroids, long-acting inhaled beta2-
agonists, methylxanthines, oral corticosteroids,
and immunomodulators (Drugs.com, 2019)

Quick Relief Options for the Asthmatic Patient