Rescue Vs Maintenance

3D Model

Administering bronchodilators by inhalation is the treatment of first choice to relieve acute asthma. Two general types of inhaled β2-adrenergic agonists are used for asthma management: * Rescue inhalant medications (quick relief, short-acting drugs, e.g. SABA) used during periods of acute symptoms and exacerbations. * Maintenance inhalant medications (long-term control drugs, e.g. LABA) used to achieve and maintain prophylactic control of persistent asthma.