Reliever medications-asthma

(used prn to quickly relieve sx)

• Low-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) + long-acting inh β2-agonists (LABA): budesonide-formoterol (NEJM 2019;380:2020)

• Short-acting inh β2-agonists (SABA): albuterol Rx of choice

• Short-acting inh anticholinergics (ipratropium) ↑ β2-agonist delivery → ↑ bronchodilation