Term
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Definition
Beclomethasone HFA
inhaled corticosteroid
40mcg/puff and 80 mcg/puff
MDI
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Budesonide
inhaled corticosteroid
200mcg/inhalation
MDI
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Budesonide-formoterol combination
inhaled corticosteroid and LABA
4.5 mcg formoterol + budesonide 80 or 160 mcg
MDI
2 puffs per dose
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Budesonide
inhaled corticosteroid
0.25 and 0.5 mg
Nebulized
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Fluticasone
inhaled corticosteroid
44, 110, 220 mcg/puff
MDI
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Fluticasone
inhaled corticosteroid
50, 100, 250 mcg/inhalation
DPI
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Fluticason-salmeterol combination
inhaled corticosteroid +LABA
50 mcg salmeterol + 100, 250 or 500 mcg fluticasone
DPI
1 inhalation per dose
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Fluticasone-salmeterol
inhaled corticosteroid + LABA
21 mcg salmeterol + 45, 115, 250 mcg fluticasone
MDI
2 inhalations per dose
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Mometasone-formoterol combination
inhaled corticosteroid + LABA
5 mcg formoterol and 100 or 200 mcg mometasone
2 inhilations per dose
MDI
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Mometasone
inhaled corticosteroid
220mcg/inhilation
1-2 inhalation a day
DPI
at bed time |
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Term
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Definition
Montelukast
Leukotriene modifiers
Dose: 4 mg (12-23 months)
4 mg (2-5 years old)
5 mg ( 6-14 yers old)
10 mg adult tablet
take every night
available as oral granules, chew tab, tablet |
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Term
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Definition
Zafirlukast
Leukotriene modifer
Dose 20-40 mg/d
tablet
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Zileuton
Leukotriene modifier
600mg/tablet
Take 4 times a day
Tablet |
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Term
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Definition
Zileuton
Leukotriene modifiers
600 mg controlled release tablet
2 tablets/dose
Controlled release tablet
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Formoterol
Long-acting inhaled beta agonist
1 inhalation
DPI
BID |
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Term
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Definition
Salmeterol
Long acting beta agonist
1 inhalation
DPI
BID |
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Term
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Definition
TTheophylline
Methylxanthines
10mg/kg/d up to 300 mg max in adults
5-15 mcg/ml steady state goal when monitoring
Tablet
daily at 6 or 6 pm |
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Term
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Definition
Albuterol HFA
Short acting inhaled Beta agonist
2 puffs
MDI
every 4 hours as needed
Also available as nebulized solution: 2.5 mg q 4 hr as needed |
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Term
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Definition
Albuterol HFA
Short acting inhaled Beta agonist
2 puffs
MDI
every 4 hours as needed |
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Term
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Definition
Albuterol HFA
Short acting inhaled Beta agonist
2 puffs
MDI
every 4 hours as needed |
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Term
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Definition
Pirbuterol
short acting beta agonist
MDI
every 4 hours as needed |
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Term
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Definition
Ipratropium
Anticholinergic
2 puffs MDI, 0.25 mg nebulized
eveyr 6 hours |
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Term
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Definition
Ipratropium with albuterol
Anticholinergic with SABA
2 puffs MDI, 3 ml nebulized solution
every 6 hours |
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Term
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Definition
Methylprednisolone
1mg/kg/d
tablets
daily |
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Term
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Definition
1 mg/kg/d
tablets or liquid
daily |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
Tiotropoium
long acting anticholinergic
18 mcg
use once daily
capsule should not be swallowed |
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Term
| When should you add inhaled corticosteroids to COPD patients? |
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Definition
| When they are at high risk of exacerbation. GIve with LABA |
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Term
| Which inhaled drug are the most efficacious in asthma patients? |
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Definition
| inhaled corticosteroids. They are the first-step of treatment for all ages with mild persistent asthma |
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Term
| When should a LABA be added to a patient with asthma? |
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Definition
| With a inhaled corticosteroid for treatment of moderate persistent or severe asthma. |
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Term
| Which drugs are central to the symptomatic management of COPD? |
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Definition
| inhaled beta agonists, anticholinergics and theophylline |
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