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	Institution: CLOCKSS  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 4 No. 10, October 1995   Archives  •  Online Features Original Contributions  This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal Practice Commentary Julienne K. Kirk, PharmD Arch Fam Med. 1995;4(10):843. Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings. Below is a list of inhalers that are commonly used for the treatment of ambulatory asthma (Table).1 The class of topical inhaled corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory agents and are considered first-line therapy. β2-Selective agonists are bronchodilating agents and are the most effective agents for acute bronchospasm and exercise-induced asthma. β2-Agonists have no anti-inflammatory properties. Cromolyn sodium and nedocromil sodium are effective inhaled agents that have antiinflammatory activity but no bronchodilating effects. Ipratropium bromide is a weak bronchodilator that may be used as a supplement to a β-agonist. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article] Author Affiliations Bowman Gray School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC HOME | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES | TOPIC COLLECTIONS | CME | PHYSICIAN JOBS | HELP CONDITIONS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP   © 1995 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.