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KMID : 0614720070500121130
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Journal of Korean Medical Association
2007 Volume.50 No. 12 p.1130 ~ p.1135
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Pharmacologic Treatment of Childhood Asthma
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Pyun Bok-Yang
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Abstract
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The goal of asthma treatment is to achieve and maintain clinical asthma control state and
normal or near-normal lung function. Medications to treat asthma can be classified as
controllers and relievers. Controller medications are taken daily on a long-term basis to keep
asthma under clinical control, and reliever medications are used on an as-needed basis, which
act quickly to reverse bronchoconstriction and relieve the asthma symptoms. Inhaled therapy is
the cornerstone of asthma treatment for children of all ages, but the choice of medication should
be individualized for each patient. The choice of medication should include consideration of the
efficacy of drug delivery, cost, safety, ease of use, convenience, and documentation of its use in
the patient’s age group.
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KEYWORD
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Asthma medication, Children, Individualized
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