What Is The Difference Between Albuterol And Prednisone?

In the premature stages, my son’s asthma diagnosis was similar to a foreign land. I was unsure of what all this actually meant for us. I was instructed by a nurse on how to administer his medication. My son was given the standard medication after his first asthma attack. Albuterol and prednisone are medications used to treat asthma symptoms. Albuterol is an oral inhalant that is used alone or in combination with an oral steroid to improve lung function. Prednisone is another oral inhalant; a corticosteroid used to treat inflammation attributed to asthma. Prednisone is mixed with the albuterol inside the nebulizer through oral inhalation when administering a breathing treatment. A nebulizer is the actual machine that turns the oral medication into a gas to be breathed in. These medications are only given when symptoms are present. …show more content…
Albuterol is less than two dollars for a month’s supply and Prednisone is about five dollars for a month’s supply. The prices are dependent on one’s insurance. After Evan’s second asthma attack he was prescribe the different medications from the oral inhalant and corticosteroid categories. Levalbuterol HCl, the oral inhalant replaced Albuterol. Budesonide, the corticosteroid took the place of Prednisone. The two new medications were more expensive, however, they were stronger and longer acting. This helped decrease the amount of breathing treatments he is given in a day due to the effectiveness of the new