Rescue medications that provide fast relief of acute asthma symptoms Medically reviewed by Corinne Savides Happel, MD Medically reviewed by Corinne Savides Happel, MD Short-acting beta-agonists ...

These medications aim to relax the smooth muscle of the airways. Doctors prescribe short-acting beta2-agonists (SABA) when a person needs immediate relief from symptoms or long-acting beta2 ...

I really didn't see the death of short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs ... ICS/LABA isn't approved for as-needed use by the US Food and Drug Administration (they only approved it as a maintenance ...