Asthma preventers- a daily medicine

we use asthma preventers to Prevent asthma attacks.  These preventers include oral singulair (pill), and inhaled steroids including pulmicort, flovent, advair and asmanex.  These drugs are intended to be used every day whether you are having symptoms or not.

This is not to be confused with resuce medicines like xopenex, proair, ventolin or proventil.  these are rescue drugs and intended to be used only when having troubble- unlike the preventers which are supposed to be used every day whether you need it or not.

Hope that this helps