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AAAAI Allergy & Asthma Medication Guide: Asthma Medications
This chart lists some of the oral corticosteroids used to treat
asthma.
- These medications are usually used to
gain rapid control over the asthma.
- These are the most potent and effective
anti-inflammatory medications available.
- They are used as quick-relief
medications, to speed recovery from an attack and prevent recurrences of
exacerbations of asthma.
- The quick-relief of the asthma attack
may take from one to three days to take hold. This means that this class
of medication is not to be used in place of an inhaled beta agonist for
quick-relief.
- There are also injectable forms of these
medications that may be used that are not listed in this table.
- The use of cortisone is associated with
both short term and long term side effects.
- Please discuss the potential for side
effects with your physician.
View Table for
Corticosteroids
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