Asthma in the Elderly

Table 7

Recommended medications by level of severity [13].

Level of severity	Daily controller medications	Other treatment options
Intermittent asthma	None necessary
Mild persistent asthma	Low-dose ICS	Sustained-release theophylline LTRAs
		Sodium cromoglycate
Moderate persistent asthma	Low-to-medium dose ICS plus LABA	Sustained-release theophylline LTRAs
		Sodium cromoglycate
Severe persistent asthma	High-dose ICS plus LABA plus one or more of the following, if need Sustained-release theophylline LTRAs
	Oral CS