My child only has occasional seasonal symptoms and seems fine most of the time, so why does she need to take medicine everyday?
Many parents feel this way, but dont forget that asthma is a chronic disease. Its ongoing its there every day, even when the child feels fine and has no symptoms. One way to decide whether a child needs medicine daily is to go by the guidelines recommended by the National Institutes of Health. These guidelines were written by a group of experts who reviewed research about asthma and made treatment recommendations. The guidelines recommend that if a child has symptoms more than twice a week and/or three or more flares within a year, then the child should be given daily controller medicine and monitored carefully. Remember, guidelines are recommendations and each child should be viewed as an individual, so if you have questions about this, talk to your child’s nurse practitioner or pediatrician.
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