Treatment.

Treatment for asthma generally involves avoiding the things that trigger your asthma attacks and taking one or more asthma medications. Treatment varies from person to person.
Most people with persistent asthma use a combination of long-term control medications and quick-relief medications, taken with a hand-held inhaler.
If your asthma symptoms are triggered by airborne allergens, such as pollen or pet dander, you may also need allergy treatment.

You may need to try a few different medications before you find what works best.
Because asthma changes over time, you will need to work with your doctor to monitor your symptoms and learn how to make needed adjustments.
Medications used to treat asthma include long-term control medications, quick-relief (rescue) medications and medications to treat allergies. The right medication for you depends on your age and symptoms, and what seems to work best to keep your asthma under control.

Long-term control medications
In most cases, these medications need to be taken every day. Types of long-term control medications include:

Long-acting beta-2 agonists (LABAs) such as salmeterol (Serevent Diskus) and formoterol (Foradil Aerolizer). These inhaled medications, called long-acting bronchodilators, open the airways and reduce inflammation. They are often used to treat persistent asthma in combination with inhaled corticosteroids. Long-acting bronchodilators should not be used for quick relief of asthma symptoms.

Leukotriene modifiers such as montelukast (Singulair), zafirlukast (Accolate) and zileuton (Zyflo CR). These inhaled medications work by opening airways, reducing inflammation and decreasing mucus production.

ADVAIR

Advair is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation. Salmeterol is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve breathing. Advair inhalation is used to prevent asthma attacks. It will not treat an asthma attack that has already begun. Advair inhalation is also used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with chronic bronchitis

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