Asthma and COPD Drugs (Izard) Flashcards
What are the two goals of asthma therapy?
Reduction in impairment
Reduction in risk
Most widely used drug class in asthma/COPD treatment?
Beta-2 receptor agonists
Primary action of Beta-2 agonists
Relax airway smooth-muscle cells of all airways
Albuterol class?
Short acting beta agonist (SABA)
Albuterol contraindications/warnings?
Paradoxical bronchospasm
CV effects
Terbutaline class?
SABA with preferential effects on the beta-2 receptors
Terbutaline uniqueness?
Only beta-2 drug available by subQ injection.
Can’t give in patients with sulfa allergy
Age approved in use of terbutaline?
12
Metaproterenol class?
SABA
Metaproterenol indication?
bronchial asthma and reversible bronchospasm
Metaproterenol warnings?
paradoxical bronchospasm
Pirbuterol class?
SABA
Pirbuterol indication? Age?
prevention and reversal of bronchospasm in patients 12 and older
Pirbuterol cautions?
can produce a clinically significant CV effect
Levalbuterol class?
SABA
Levalbuterol indication?
treatment or prevention of bronchospasm
Levalbuterol age?
4 years or older
Levalbuterol caution/warning?
Paradoxical bronchospasm
Beclomethasone class?
ICS
Beclomethasone indication? Age?
maintenance/treatment of asthma and as prophylactic therapy in patients 5 and older
Beclomethasone cautions/warnings?
Deaths due to adrenal insufficiency have occured in asthmatic patients during and after transfer from systemic corticosteroids to less systemically available inhaled corticosteroids .
Several months are required for recovery of HPA function
Most effective class for controlling asthma?
ICS
Which cells to ICS remove in the airway?
Eosinophils, Mast cells, and T lymphocytes
Major effect of corticosteroids in asthma?
switch off the transcription of multiple activated genes that encode inflammatory proteins
ICS dosing?
twice daily
If ICS does not control asthma, what is the next step?
LABA
Budesonide class?
ICS
Budesonide indication? Age?
Maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy in patients 6 years and older
Budesonide caution/warning?
Should not be used where primary treatment of status asthmaticus or other acute episodes of asthma where intensive measures are required.
Ciclesonide class?
ICS
Ciclesonide indication? Age?
Maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy in patients 12 years and older
Ciclesonide cautions/warnings?
Not indicated for Asthma attacks
Use not recommended when patient has presence of Candida albicans infection of mouth/pharynx
Flunisolide class?
ICS
Flunisolide indication? Age
Maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy in patients 6 years and older.
Asthma patients requiring oral corticosteroid therapy, where adding flunisolide therapy may reduce or eliminate the need