The need for anti-inflammatory drugs for emphysema depends on the cause of emphysema formation to be considered separately. If it is physiological emphysema, such as senile emphysema that gradually forms with age. The clinical symptoms are mainly post-activity cardiac fatigue and shortness of breath, rarely accompanied by coughing and coughing, etc. If the blood count indicates normal, there is no need to take anti-inflammatory drugs. In case of emphysema caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease formed in patients who have been smoking for a long time, cough, sputum, chest tightness, shortness of breath appear when they are cold or infected, and heart tiredness is aggravated after activity. At this time, anti-inflammatory drugs can be given to control the lung infection as early as possible to reduce the clinical symptoms of the patient and avoid the aggravation of emphysema. So whether emphysema needs to take anti-inflammatory drugs depends mainly on which kind it belongs to. In case of acute exacerbation of COPD, anti-inflammatory drugs can be considered, while in remission period, anti-inflammatory drugs are not needed.