Abstract

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TERBUTALINE AND SALMETEROL DRUGS IN TREATMENT OF ASTHMA

Ravina Kumari*, Pankaj Bhardwaj and Naveen Thakur

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Abstract

Asthma is a common condition due to chronic inflammation of the lower respiratory tract. Asthma is a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus. This can make difficult to breathing. In some cases, it may lead to a life- threatening attack. it may cause chest pain, breathlessness, chest tightness, shortness to breath and cough particularly produced at night or early in morning ―Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role: in particular, mast cells, eosinophils, T lymphocytes, macrophages, neutrophils, and epithelial cells. In this review we have studied about the asthma, its symptoms, causes and drugs used in the treatment of asthma. There are different drugs which are used in the treatment of asthma but in this article, we have explained some of the drugs and these drugs are: Aminophylline, Montelukast, Zafirlukast, Hydrocortisone, prednisolone, Terbutaline and salmeterol. Ipratropium bromide, Tiotropium bromide, Theophylline

Keywords: Asthma, inflammation, airway, Receptor, bronchodilators.