COMBATTING ASTHMA IN CHILDREN: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS – STEROIDS: BRONCHODILATORY DRUGS

March 16th, 2011 | Asthma

Another major group of drugs used in the treatment are bronchodilator drugs. These drugs provide relief by dilating the bronchial tubes, and hence their name. They include

1. beta-agonists or adrenergic drugs like salbutamol and terbutaline,

2. xanthines like theophylline, deriphylline and aminophylline and

3. anticholenergics like ipratropium which is inhaled. Our nervous system, which controls all our bodily functions, has two main sub-systems—the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems. These two nervous systems also control the bronchial tubes. The sympathetic system opens or dilates the bronchial tubes, while the parasympathetic system closes or constricts them. When the systems are in balance, air flows in and out of the bronchial tubes normally. Bronchodilatory drugs act through the sympathetic nervous system and dilate the bronchial tubes.

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COMBATTING ASTHMA IN CHILDREN: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS – STEROIDS: BRONCHODILATORY DRUGSAnother major group of drugs used in the treatment are bronchodilator drugs. These drugs provide relief by dilating the bronchial tubes, and hence their name. They include1. beta-agonists or adrenergic drugs like salbutamol and terbutaline,2. xanthines like theophylline, deriphylline and aminophylline and3. anticholenergics like ipratropium which is inhaled. Our nervous system, which controls all our bodily functions, has two main sub-systems—the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems. These two nervous systems also control the bronchial tubes. The sympathetic system opens or dilates the bronchial tubes, while the parasympathetic system closes or constricts them. When the systems are in balance, air flows in and out of the bronchial tubes normally. Bronchodilatory drugs act through the sympathetic nervous system and dilate the bronchial tubes.*62\260\8*

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