Both medicine taken on a regular preventive basis and medicine needed to control an asthma episode should be available and convenient for the student at school. Many students can even carry and self-administer their medicine. If your students with asthma have difficulty getting their medicine, please discuss this with the parent, school nurse, and school principal. Children take medicine in different ways including pills. Students should never share medicines.
Many people take medicine to keep asthma episodes from happening.
Some children may take it every day. Taking medicine every day even when they feel fine is very important because it keeps their airways from getting swollen and more sensitive. Children with asthma can keep their airways open and feeling fine by taking their asthma medication. Some children take medicine just before exercise. When an episode starts, it is very important to start taking medicine right away.