Short-Acting Bronchodilators

• Short-acting bronchodilators that contain albuterol or pirbuterol can be used 15 minutes before you exercise to prevent asthma attacks.
  
  

Mast Cell Stabilizers

• Mast cell stabilizers such as Tilade are prescribed by your doctor to be taken 15 minutes before exercise and can prevent asthma attacks for up to 4 hours.
  
  

LABAs

• Long acting beta-2 agonists (LABAs) such as Serevent Diskus can be used 30 minutes before you exercise to treat symptoms of exercise-induced asthma for 12 hours.
  
  

Leukotriene Modifiers

• Leukotriene modifiers such as Singulair are prescription medications that you take every day to treat symptoms of exercise-induced asthma.
  
  

Corticosteroid Inhalers

• Corticosteroid inhalers such as Flovent can be used every day to treat symptoms of exercise-induced asthma, especially if you also have seasonal or household allergies.
  
  

Antihistamines

• Antihistamines can be used to treat symptoms of exercise-induced asthma that are triggered by your allergies.
  
  

Considerations

• Some treatments for exercise-induced asthma may be combined to help your symptoms improve faster, such as combining bronchodilators with antihistamines or LABAs with corticosteroid inhalers.