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- Asthma in Children and Adolescents - Quick-Relief Medications
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Quick-Relief Medications
These medications quickly control acute asthma attacks.
Short-Acting Beta2-Agonists
Beta2-agonists serve as bronchodilators, relaxing and opening constricted airways during an acute asthma attack. A short-acting inhaled beta2-agonist, taken as needed, is often the only medication used by children with chronic mild asthma.
Albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin), called salbutamol outside the U.S., is the standard short-acting beta2-agonist in America. Other similar beta2-agonists...
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Asthma Medications: Albuterol
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Adrenergic bronchodilators overdose
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Carcinoid Tumor
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