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2. Anti-asthmatic agent - Wikipedia

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   The goal of asthmatic agents is to reduce asthma exacerbation frequencies and related hospital visits. Anti-asthmatic agents as rescue medications for acute asthma attacks include short-acting β 2-adrenergic receptor agonists (SABA), short-acting muscarinic antagonists (SAMA), systemic glucocorticoids, and magnesium sulfate.

3. If You're Living With Asthma, Here's Every Single Treatment ...

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   Asthma is a clinical medical condition that almost always requires treatment with medication. However, there are ways you can help lessen the likelihood of an attack in the first place. Humidifier

4. Zafirlukast - Wikipedia

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   Zafirlukast is FDA-approved for the prevention and treatment of asthma in adults and children older than 5 years old. [1] Like other leukotriene receptor antagonists, zafirlukast is thought to be useful for the long-term treatment of asthma, but it is generally less effective than inhaled glucocorticoids as monotherapy (which are the standard of care) or long-acting beta-2 agonists in ...

5. Omalizumab - Wikipedia

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   Omalizumab, sold under the brand name Xolair among others, is an injectable medication to treat severe persistent allergic forms of asthma, nasal polyps, urticaria (hives), [10] [11] and immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergy.

6. Beta2-adrenergic agonist - Wikipedia

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   On 11 December 2008, a panel of experts convened by the FDA voted to ban [vague] drugs Serevent and Foradil from use in the treatment of asthma. When these two drugs are used without steroids, they increase the risks of more severe attacks. They said that two other, much more popular, asthma drugs containing long-acting β agonists—Advair and ...

7. Long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist - Wikipedia

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   With the exception of formoterol, LABAs are not recommended for the treatment of acute asthma exacerbations because of their slower onset of action compared to salbutamol. Their long duration of action is due to the addition of a long lipophilic side-chain that binds to an exosite on adrenergic receptors.