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Most important drug in the management of asthma?

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Question added by Tolutope Kolawole , doctor , hospitals
Date Posted: 2015/05/12
Nauman Wazir
by Nauman Wazir , Assistant Professor and Consultant Endocrinology , Lady Reading Hospital

Inhaled beta agonist like Salbutamol, because it is included in all five steps of GINA guidelines.

Beta2 agonists like Salbutamol. mainly inhaled

corticosteroids mainly inhaled +oral/injectable c/s for salvage courses

anticholinergics inhaled

+supplementary oxygen

 

Ashraf Khan
by Ashraf Khan , Consultant physician , Ittefaq Hospital Trust

Inhaled beta aganist and inhaled steroid. 

Huda milad mohammed EL Daghel
by Huda milad mohammed EL Daghel , طبيب بشري , مستشفي طرابلس الجامعي

Inhaled salbutamol Steroid inhaled &iv

Purvesh Ramavat
by Purvesh Ramavat , Consultant , Akshar hospital

INHALATION DRUG LIKE SALBUTAMOL  ORAL DOXOPHYLLIN

MOHAMMED MUNASSAR
by MOHAMMED MUNASSAR , Medical Specialist , HERA GENERAL HOSPITAL

Alot of medications involved in asthma control,depend on severity,exposures,courses of the asthma,tolerance,etc Usually intermittent asthma uses short acting beta agonist like salbutamol inhaler. In persistent and severe cases will upgrades the medications

Noha Ahmed Abdalla Khlafalla
by Noha Ahmed Abdalla Khlafalla

Salbutamol .hydrocarison. pulmocort. Atrovent

Bahgat Farag Abdelsayed
by Bahgat Farag Abdelsayed , أخصائى قلب و أوعيه دمويه , CARDIOVASCULAR REGISTRAR at Al Faraby MEDICAL GROUP

corticosteroids inhaled

SQ Adrenaline

 

Naveed Ahsan
by Naveed Ahsan , Deputy Medical Superintendent , Mayo Hospital Lahore

Beta2 agonists like Salbutamol. mainly inhaled

corticosteroids mainly inhaled +oral/injectable c/s for salvage courses

anticholinergics inhaled

+supplementary oxygen

Mainly Inhaled beta agonist like Salbutamol, because it is included in all five steps of GINA guidelines.

Motasem Mohammed
by Motasem Mohammed , طبيب بيطري , اي شركة

Beta2 agonists and corticosteroids

Basil Albarouki
by Basil Albarouki , طبيب أخصائي باطنية /كلى , وزارة الصحة - المملكة العربية السعودية

 Inspite of short acting B2 agonist  like Salbutamol inhalation is the first line drug  of choice in acute asthma but inhaled corticosteroids still the most important one 

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