Symptom
Asthma
Also called: damma · saans ki bimari · asthma attack
Asthma causes wheeze, cough, and breathlessness. Modern treatment is inhaler-based: a preventer (steroid) inhaler taken daily, plus a reliever (Ventolin / Asthalin) for symptoms. Pakistan's smog season makes proactive winter preparation essential.
When to see a doctor — red flags
- Severe breathlessness, unable to speak in full sentences
- Reliever (Ventolin) needed more than every 4 hours
- Lips or fingertips turning blue
- Drowsiness or confusion with breathing difficulty
- Peak flow below 50% of personal best
- Asthma worsening during pregnancy
This page is for general information only. Anything on this list means: see a doctor or visit an emergency department instead of self-treating.
Common drug classes used
- Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists
Leukotriene receptor antagonists in Pakistan — montelukast and zafirlukast. Uses for asthma, allergic rhinitis, exercise-induced bronchospasm.
- Corticosteroids
Corticosteroids in Pakistan — prednisolone, dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, beclometasone. Topical, oral, and inhaled steroids.
Top medicines used for asthma in Pakistan
Ranked by indication match. Click any brand for full uses, dosage, side effects, and prices.
- Floaid TabletMontelukast Sodium
- Betnelan TabletBetamethasone
- Deltacortril TabletPrednisolone
- Montiget TabletMontelukast
- T Day TabletLevocetirizine
- Britanyl SyrupTerbutaline sulphate
- Pulmonol SyrupChlorphenamine Maleate, Terpin Hydrate
- Unifyline SyrupDoxofylline
- Zatofen SyrupKetotifen
- Brufen TabletIbuprofen
- Hydrocortisone CreamHydrocortisone
- Mefnac DS TabletMefenamic Acid
Medicines registered in Pakistan
Based on drug-class match. Always check with a doctor or pharmacist before starting any medicine.
- Acabel Tablet · 8mg
- Acemed Tablet · 25mg, 50mg, 100mg
- Advantan Cream · 0.1%
- Aireez Tablet · 4mg, 10mg
- Airtal Tablet · 100mg
- Apranax Tablet · 250mg, 500mg
- Arinac Forte Tablet · 400mg Ibuprofen, 60mg Pseudoephedrine
- Artinil K Tablet · 25mg, 50mg
- Beflam Tablet · 25mg, 50mg
- Betaderm NM Cream · Betamethasone 0.1% + Neomycin 0.5% + Miconazole 2%
- Betagenic Cream · Betamethasone 0.1% + Gentamicin (aminoglycoside antibiotic)
- Betasalic Ointment · Betamethasone 0.05% + Salicylic Acid 3%
- Betnelan Tablet · Betamethasone 0.5mg
- Brufen Tablet · 400mg
- Clobederm Cream · Clobetasol Propionate 0.05%
- Clobevate Cream · Clobetasol Propionate 0.05%
- Cutivate Cream · Fluticasone Propionate 0.05%
- Deltacortril Tablet · 2.5mg, 5mg, 10mg
- Dermovate Cream · 0.05% w/w
- Detran-P Tablet · 75mg
- Deximox Eye Drops · Moxifloxacin 0.5% + Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 0.1%
- Fastum Gel · Ketoprofen 2.5%
- Floaid Tablet · 10mg
- Hyderquin Plus Cream · Hydroquinone 4% w/w + Fluocinolone Acetonide 0.01% w/w + Tretinoin 0.05% w/w
- Hydrocortisone Cream · HYDROCORTISONE CREAM USP, 2.5%
- Hydrozole Cream · Hydrocortisone 1% + Clotrimazole 1%
- Inflamatix Tablet · Flurbiprofen 75mg, 100mg
- Kanadex N Cream · Dexamethasone 0.1% + Neomycin Sulphate 0.5%
- Mefnac DS Tablet · 250mg
- Mefnac Tablet · 250mg
- Methachlor Eye Drops · Dexamethasone 0.1% + Chloramphenicol 0.5%
- Mobil K Tablet · 100mg
- Modact-IR Tablet · 100mg
- Montiget Tablet · Montelukast sodium equivalent to Montelukast 4mg, 5mg, 10mg
- Myteka Sachet · 4mg
- Myteka Tablet · 4mg, 10mg
- Ponstan Tablet · 250mg, 500mg
- Provate G Cream · Betamethasone Dipropionate 0.64 mg + Gentamicin Sulfate 1.7 mg per gram
- Sanid Tablet · Flurbiprofen 100 mg
- Synalgo Tablet · 100mg
- Synflex Gel · 5% (50mg/g)
- Tercica Tablet · Dexibuprofen 300 mg
- Travocort Cream · Clotrimazole 1% + Diflucortolone valerate 0.1%
- Unix Tablet · 100mg
- Valoron Tablet · 100mg, 75mg, 50mg
- Xobix Tablet · 7.5mg, 12.5mg, 15mg
Related symptoms
Symptoms that share treatment classes with asthma.