Asthma and COPD Meds Flashcards
Step 1 therapy for Asthma in Adults
sxs < 2x/month
- Controller:
- TAke ICS whenever SABA is taken
- Reliever:
- SABA
SABA
short acting beta agonist
Step 2 therapy for Asthma in Adults
sxs 2x/month + but less than 4-5days/week
- Controller:
- low dose maintenance ICS
- Reliever:
- PRN SABA
ICS
inhaled corticosteroid
Step 3 Therapy for Asthma in Adults
sxs most days, or waking with asthma once/week +
- Controller:
- low dose maintenance ICS-LABA
- Reliever:
- PRN SABA
LABA
long acting beta 2 agonist
LTRA
leukotriene receptor antagonist
i.e. singulair (montelukast)
Step 4 Therapy for Asthma in Adults
sxs most days, or waking with asthma once/week+, or low lung function
- Controller:
- medium/high dose maintenance ICS-LABA
- Reliever:
- PRN SABA
Step 5 Therapy for Asthma in Adults
- Controller:
- add on LAMA
- refer for phenotypic assessment
- +/- anti-IgE, anit-IL5/5R, anti-IL4R
- consider high dose ICS-LABA
- Reliever:
- PRN SABA
Age for pediatric asthma tx
6-11 years old
Step 1 therapy for Asthma in Peds
sxs <2x/month
- Controller:
- low dose ICS whenever SABA is taken; or daily low dose ICS
- Reliever:
- PRN SABA
Step 2 Therapy for Asthma in Peds
sxs 2x/month+ but less than daily
- Controller:
- daily low dose ICS
- other:
- daily LTRA, or low dose ICS taken whenever SABA taken
- Reliever:
- PRN SABA
Step 3 Therapy for Asthma in Peds
sxs most days, or waking with asthma 1x/week+
- Controller:
- low dose maintenance ICS-LABA or medium dose ICS
- Other:
- low dose ICS + LTRA
- Reliever:
- PRN SABA
Step 4 Therapy for Asthma in Peds
sxs most days or waking with asthma 1x/week + AND low lung function
- Controller:
- medium dose ICS-LABA and refer for expert advice
- other:
- high dose ICS-LABA, or add on tiotropium or add on LTRA
- Reliever:
- PRN SABA
Step 5 Therapy of Asthma for Peds
- Controller:
- Refer for phenotypic assessment + add-on therapy. e.g. anti-IgE
- other:
- add-on anti-IL5, or add on low dose OCS but consider side-effects
- Reliever:
- PRN SABA
SABAs
Short acting beta-2 agonists
- albuterol
- levalbuterol
- metaproterenol
- Terbutaline
Albuterol (Proventil-HFA; Proair-HFA)
SABA: MDI and neb
- dosing: 2puffs Q4-6hours (90mcg/puff)
- stimulates beta-2 receptors = bronchial muscle relaxation
-
SEs: HypoK especially during continuous neb
- beta-2 stimulation causes cellular uptake of K+ = decreased srum K+
- also tachycardia (because not very selective and will stimulate beta-1 receptors)
Levalbuterol (Xopenex-HFA)
SABA: MDI and neb
- steroisomer of albuterol, but higher affinity for beta-2 so less sysstemic sympathetic effects = b/c less binding to beta-1
- SEs: HypoK
Metaproterenol (Alupent)
SABA: PO
-
SEs: palpitations
- tachycardia
- hypoK
- tremor
- HA, nausea, nervousness
Terbutaline
SABA: PO or pareneteral (SQ injection)
- often used for acute attack (0.25mg SubQ)
-
SEs:
- SABA
- tocolytic
- not approved for children <6yo