title: Anticholinergics, cromolyn, and other occasionally useful drugs.
abstract: In asthmatics who are not controlled with beta-adrenergic agonists, theophylline and corticosteroids, the addition of anticholinergics may be beneficial. Cromolyn and the calcium-channel blocking agents are useful in preventing asthma attacks in some patients. Some other agents that have been proposed for the treatment of asthma are discussed briefly.
mesh_terms: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000527:Alprostadil; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015232:Dinoprostone; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004986:Ether / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005100:Expectorants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005100:Expectorants; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D011459:Prostaglandins E, Synthetic; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents; D004986:Ether; D000527:Alprostadil; D005996:Nitroglycerin; D015232:Dinoprostone; D004205:Cromolyn Sodium