Cooper is a 7-year-old male diagnosed with bronchial asthma. The boy and his mother consult a physician after he experiences increasingly frequent episodes of Cooper's acute asthma over a period of several months. The child has a case of hypersensitivity. The physician describes a medication taken routinely to prevent acute asthma episodes. Which of the following medications is taken prophylactically?

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Cromolyn sodium is a mast cell stabilizer that inhibits the release of mast cells. Albuterol, a short-acting bronchodilator that relieves exercise-induced asthma, is used only when necessary. Ipratropium is added to a beta2-agonist therapy for the treatment of acute exacerbations. Methylpredinisolone controls inadequately controlled acute asthma episodes.

Cooper Is a 7-Year-Old Male Diagnosed with Bronchial Asthma