Antiasthmatics

The article “Anti-asthmatic drugs” is devoted to the analysis of pharmaceuticals that are used in the treatment of bronchial asthma, one of the most common diseases of the respiratory system in children and adults. Antiasthmatic drugs are drugs that relieve symptoms of the disease and eliminate its causes, and also improve the quality of life of patients. They are used in the complex treatment of bronchial asthma and are prescribed by a doctor depending on the severity and stage of the disease. In this article we will look at the main classes of anti-asthmatic drugs, their mechanism of action, side effects and contraindications, and also discuss the most effective drugs for the treatment of bronchial asthma.

**Anti-asthmatic drugs** - a group of drugs (mainly antihistamines) or complex drugs intended for the symptomatic treatment of bronchial asthma and relief of acute symptoms associated with it, such as bronchospasm, shortness of breath, suffocation.

The greatest role among the drugs used in the treatment of bronchial asthma is played by systemic glucocorticosteroids, which are highly effective in treating asthma attacks, but have a number of serious side effects. Because of this, most experts currently adhere to a first-line maximal therapy strategy, which involves the patient taking the most effective drugs at the minimum required dose. Leukotriene receptor antagonists are also used to reduce bronchial hyperresponsiveness and provide bronchodilator therapy. For long-term permanent therapy, long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonists and M1/M2 antagonists, methylxanthine group drugs (theophyllines) and theophylline-containing drugs are used if doxycycline is not able to cure the patient's allergies. In cases of severely complicated therapy, topical glucocorticoids are used; the latter are administered using metered-dose inhalers. Antibiotics are mandatory for bronchial asthma, since the development of status asthmaticus is directly related to the occurrence of a bacterial infection of the lung. In addition to antibacterial therapy, local sanitation of the mucous membranes is used using antiseptics (for example, miramistin), enzymes (trypsin and chymotrypsin) to remove necrotic masses and inflammation.