title: Treatment of nocturnal asthma.
abstract: Cough, wheeze and breathlessness at night are common problems for many asthmatics and result from airway narrowing. Therapy should consist of improving management of their asthma over the full 24 h day by use of inhaled steroids and conventional inhaled bronchodilators. Such therapy should be introduced before treatment specifically improving nocturnal airway calibre is introduced. Inhaled long acting beta 2-agonists are the current long acting bronchodilator of choice in such patients.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Medicine (RIE), University of Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000284:Administration, Oral; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003624:Darkness; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents