Patients often move from one classification to another, and the treatment is adjusted accordingly.
These are prescribed when symptoms occur more often than mildly intermittent asthma. With long term control medications, it is essential to use an antiinflammatory and the prolonged bronchodilators as supplemental medications. Back to Top Stepwise approach to chronic asthma treatment Treatment for chronic asthma is based on a five-step approach. The initial objective is to abolish symptoms and normalize lung function, then adjust medication appropriately in response to changes. The outline below generally describes the stepwise approach, which is often modified to suit the patient.