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Asthma - Brands / generics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Symbicort | budesonide-formoterol |
| Dulera | mometasone-formoterol |
| Pulmicort Flexhaler | budesonide |
| Flovent | fluticasone |
| Advair | fluticasone-salmeterol |
| Breo Ellipta | fluticasone-vilanterol |
| QVAR RediHaler | Beclomethasone |
| Flovent HFA | Fluticasone |
| Flovent Diskus | Fluticasone |
| Serevent Diskus | Salmeterol |
| Spiriva Respimat | Tiotropium |
| Serevent Diskus | Salmeterol |
| Striverdi Respimat | Olodaterol |
| Spiriva Respimat | Tiotropium |
| Spiriva HandiHaler | Tiotropium |
| Tudorza Pressair | Aclidinium |
| Incruse Ellipta | Umeclidinium (LAMA) |
| Advair HFA | Fluticasone/salmeterol |
| Advair Diskus | Fluticasone/salmeterol |
| Brand name identifiers for MDIs | HFA, Respimat or no suffix (e.g., Symbicort, Dulera) |
| Brand name identifiers for DPIs | Diskus, Ellipta, Pressair, HandiHaler, RespiClick, Flexhaler |
| Administration MDIs | Slow, deep inhalation while pressing the canister (hand-breath coordination) |
| Administration DPIs | Quick, forceful inhalation (breath activated dose delivery; no need to press anything) |
| What device requires Shaking prior to use | MDIs: Required for all products except: QVAR RediHaler, Alvesco and Respimat products |
| What MDIs do require Shaking prior to use | QVAR RediHaler, Alvesco and Respimat products |
| Do DPIs require Shaking prior to use | Do not shake |
| Do DPIs require prime? | Not needed except for Flexhaler (prior to first use) |
| Do MDIs require prime | Before first use and if not used for a certain period of time |
| Xolair | Omalizumab |
| Breztri Aerosphere | budesonide/glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate (ICS, anticholinergic, LABA) |
| Breo Ellipta | fluticasone-vilanterol |
| ProAir | albuterol sulfate |
| Nucala (Mepolizumab) | Mepolizumab is an interleukin-5 receptor antagonist. |
| Trelegy Ellipta | fluticasone/umeclidinium/vilanterol (ICS, LAMA, LABA) |
| Breyna | Budesonide/formoterol |
| Anoro Ellipta | umeclidinium (a LAMA) and vilanterol (a LABA) |