Question | Answer |
Define Short-acting beta 2- agonist bronchodilators | Relax tight muscles in airways and offer quick relief of symptoms such as coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath for 3 - 6 hours. |
Define Long-acting beta2-agonist bronchodilators | Relax tight muscles in airways and offer lasting relief of symptoms such as coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath for at least 12 hours. |
Define Inhaled corticosteroids | Reduce and prevent swelling of airway tissue; they do NOT relieve sudden symptoms of coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath. |
Define LABA | Combination of medications containing both inhaled corticosteroid and long acting- beta 2- agonist.
LABA |
Define LAMA | Contain both long acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA)
and
long acting beta 2- agonist (LABA) |
Define Muscaranic antagonist (anticholinergic) bronchodilators | Relieve cough, sputum production, wheeze and chest tightness associated with chronic lung diseases. |
Name 5 short acting beta2 -agonist bronchodilators | 1. ProAir HFA- albuterol sulfate
2. ProAir RespiClick- albuterol inhalation powder
3. Proventil HFA- Albuterol
4. Ventolin HFA-Albuterol
5. Xopenex HFA- Levabuterol tartrate
Tx Asthma patients |
Name 3 Long acting beta 2 agonist bronchodilators | 1. Arcapta Neohaler- inhalation powde- COPD
2. Severent Diskus- Salmuterol- inhalation powder-Asthma
3. Striverdi Resprimat- COPD |
Inhaled corticosteroids steroids | 1.Aerospan
2.Alvesco HFA
3.Arnuity Ellipta
4.Asmanex HFA
5.Asmanex Twisthaler
6.Flovent Diskus
7.Flovent HFA
8.Pulmicort Flexhaler
9.QVAR HFA
Tx. for Asthma Patients |
Combination meds for LABA | 1. Advair Diskus- Asthma and COPD
2. Advair HFA- Asthma only
3. Breo Ellipta-Asthma and COPD
4.Dulera- Asthma
5. Symbicort HFA- Asthma and COPD |
Combination meds for LAMA & LABA | 1. Anoro Ellipta-COPD
2.Stiolto Respimat-COPD
3.Utbron Neohaler- COPD |
Name anticholinergic bronchodilators | 1.Atrovent-COPD 2. Seebri- COPD 3. Incruse- COPD 4. Spiriva- COPD 5. Spriva Respimat- COPD Asthma 6.Tudorza-COPD |
Anticholinergic Combination med | Short acting:
Combivent
(ipatroprium bromide & albuterol)- COPD |