07 Flashcards
Ultra-short Acting Adrenergic drug and brand name
Racemic Epinephrine - MicroNefrin and Nephron
Racemic Epinephrine (MicroNefrin or Nephron) method
SVN
Long Acting Adrenergic drug names
Salmeterol, Aformoterol, Formoterol
Salmeterol brand name
Serevent
Tachyphylaxis
Built up tolerance, increased dosage
Salmeterol (Serevent) methods and adult dose/frequency
MDI: 2 puffs QID
DPI: BID
Arformoterol brand name
Brovana
Arformoterol (Brovana) method and adult dose/frequency
SVN: 15 mcg/2ml BID/Q12
Formoterol brand name
Foradil Perforomist
Formoterol (Foradil Perforomist) methods and adult dose/frequency
DPI: BID
SVN: 20 mcg/2ml BID
Long Acting Adrenergic drugs
Salmeterol (Serevent)
Arformoterol (brovana)
Formoterol (Foradil Perforomist)
Short acting Adrenergic drugs
Albuterol (proventil ventolin) Levalbuterol HCL (Xopenex)
Albuterol brand name
Proventil ventolin
Albuterol (proventil ventolin) methods and adult dosage/frequency
SVN: 2.5 mg QID (0.5%)
MDI: 2 puffs QID
Levalbuterol HCL brand name
Xopenex
Levalbuterol HCL (Xopenex) method and adult dose/frequency
SVN: 0.31mg/3ml
0.63mg/3ml
1.25mg/3ml
TID
Quick/rapid acting LABAs that last up to 12 hours
Arformoterol (Brovana) and Formoterol (Foradil, Perforomist)
Adrenergic most common side effect
Tremor
Adrenergic adverse reaction
Tachycardia
Other side effects of Adrenergic drugs
Headache Insomnia Dizziness Nervousness HYPOKALEMIA Nausea Tachyphylaxis
Mucoactive drugs
Dornase Alpha (pulmozyme) Acetylcysteine (mucomyst)
Dornase alpha brand name
Pulmozyme
Acetylsysteine brand name
Mucomyst
Dornase alpha (pulmozyme) method and adult dose/frequency
SVN: 2.5 mg/ampule/day
0.1%