3 - Long term meds for asthma/COPD Flashcards
What are the ICSs?
melomethasone budesonide ciclesonide flunisolide fluticasone proprionate fluictasone furoate mometasone
ICS dose types
https://quizlet.com/201444838/estimated-comparative-daily-dosages-for-inhaled-corticosteroids-flash-cards/
short and long-acting meds flashcards
https://quizlet.com/201444892/asthma-and-copd-medications-flash-cards/?new
meds by brand name
https://quizlet.com/201445677/asthma-and-copd-meds-by-brand-name-flash-cards/?new
What are the DFs and approved ages for beclomethasone?
HFA 40 or 80 mcg/inh
> 4 yoa
What are the approved age ranges for ICSs?
none of these besides bedesonide neb soln are avialble for <4 yoa (12 to 8 yoa)
ArmonAir and Arnuity Ellipta are not availble for <12 yoa
Pulmicort Flexhaler and Aerospan are for >=6 yoa
Flovent and Twisthaler for >=4 yoa
What are the AEs of ICSs?
oral thrush
cough
dysphonia
What are counseling tips for ICSs
rinse and spit!
What are clinical pearls for ICSs?
most effective long-term control for asthma (improve QOL, incr lung fxn, reduct rsik of exac)
titrate to lowest effective dose
pulmicort Respules should use Jet Nebulizer and should nt be mixed with other neb meds
Aerospan has a built in spacer
High doses incr risk for systemic SEs
What are the DFs and approved ages for budesonide (Pulmicort)?
Flexhaler: >6 yoa
Respules: 12mo-8yoa
What are the DFs and ages for ciclesonide?
Alvesco HFA
> = 5 yo
What are the DFs and age ranges for flunisolide?
Aerospan HFA
> = 6 yoa
What are the DFs and age ranges for fluticasone propionate?
Flovent HFA or Diskus:
>=4 yo
ArmonAir Respiclick: adult
What are the DFs and age for fluticasone furoate?
Arunity Ellipta
adult
What ar ethe DFs and ages for mometasone?
Asmanex HFA: adult
or Twisthaler: >4
What are the LABAs?
arformoeterol tartrate formoterol indacaterol olodaterol salmeterol
What are AEs for LABAs?
tachycardia
HA
tremor
hypokalemia
What are the boxed warning for LABAs?
shuld not be used as monotherapy for asthma d/t increased risk of asthma-related mortality
incr’d hospitalization in peds and adolescents
What are clinical pearols for LABAs?
prolonged QT seen w intention overdoses
not for acute sx
may be helpful for EIB
formoterol and indacaterol capsules should not be taken orally
What are important ped consierations for DPIs?
mos children <4 yo cannot provide suffiicnet resp flow for adequate lung delivery
What are the DFs and ages for arformoeterol tartrate
Brovana neb soln
adult
**COPD only
What are the DFs and ages for formoterol?
Foradil Aerolizer (capsules)
> =5
What are DFs and ages for indacaterol?
Aracapta Neohaler (capsules)
COPD only**
adults
What are the DFs and ages for olodaterol?
Striverdi Respimat
adult
**COPD only
What are the DFs and ages for salmeterol?
Serevent Diskus
> =5 yoa
What are the LAMAs?
aclinidium
tiotropium
umeclinidium
What are AEs of LAMAs?
dry mouth dizziness blurred vision URTIs paraodixcal bronchopasms
What are clinical spearls for LAMAs?
tiotropium has been approved for use in asthma as an add-o optin in step 4 or 5 (hx of exac despite ICs+ LABA use)
What are the ind for LAMAs?
COPD ONLY***** (except Spiriva Respimat)
What is the DF and age for aclinidium?
Tudorza Pressair (DPI)
adult (COPD)
What is the DF and age for tiotropium?
Spiriva Handihaler (COPD ONLY) or Respimat
adult
What is the Df and age for umeclidinium?
Incruse Ellipta (DPI) adult(COPD only)
What are DF and age for fluticasone/salmeterol?
Advair Diskus or HFA (MDI):
no 0-4
AirDuo Respiclick (DPI): adult