Asthma cannot be cured but can be controlled. Getting your asthma under control means that your able to do your daily activities and lead a normal life without having asthma symptons.
There are many diffrent medicines that doctors may use to help people with asthma. Some medicines are inhaled (breathed in through your mouth or nose), and some medicines are injected (given as a shot in one of you muscles or veins). For most people, inhaled medicines are used first because they start working very fast (usually in less then five minutes!) and they don't have to many side effects. This is because inhaled medicines go right into the lungs and into other parts of the body. Medicines can work in different ways to help people who have asthma.