asthma drug doses

Question 1

SABAs
Ventolin® MDI
strength and dose
(same for Airomir)

Answer 1

100mcg / dose

≥4yr 100mcg – 200mcg inhaled prn

Question 2

SABAs
Ventolin® Diskus
strength and dose

Answer 2

200mcg / dose

100-200mcg inhaled prn

Question 3

SABAs
Ventolin® Nebules
strength and dose

Answer 3

0.5mg/mL
1mg/mL
2mg/mL

≥2yr 1.25mg per neb prn

≥12yr:2.5mg per neb prn

Question 4

ICS

Alvesco® Ciclesonide

Answer 4

100mcg / dose
200mcg / dose

MDI

Question 5

ICS
Arnuity® fluticasone Furoate

Note: More potent and lon ger action than
propionate

Answer 5

100mcg / dose
200mcg /dose

Ellipta

Question 6

ICS
Flovent® fluticasone propionate

MDI

Answer 6

50mcg / dose
125mcg / dose
250mcg / dose

Question 7

ICS
Flovent® fluticasone propionate

Diskus

Answer 7

50mcg/dose
100mcg/dose
250mcg/dose
500mcg/ dose

Question 8

ICS

QVAR® Beclomethasone dipropionate

Answer 8

50mcg / dose
100mcg / dose

MDI

Question 9

ICS
Pulmicort® Budesonide
Note: Preferred ICS in pregnancy

TH

Answer 9

100mcg/dose
200mcg/dose
400mcg / dose

Question 10

ICS
Pulmicort® Budesonide
Note: Preferred ICS in pregnancy

Nebules

Answer 10

0. 125mg/mL
1. 25mg/mL
2. 5mg/mL

Question 11

ICS

Asmanex® mometasone

Answer 11

100mcg/dose
200mcg/dose
400mcg/dose

Twisthaler

Question 12

LABA

Serevent® salmeterol

Answer 12

50mcg / dose
≥4yr 50mcg inhaled BID
diskus

Question 13

ICS/LABA
Advair® fluticasone propionate /salmeterol

MDI

Answer 13

125/25mcg
250/25mcg

?
≥ 4 yr 100/50 mc g inhaled BID
≥12yr: 250/50 mcg BID

Question 14

ICS/LABA
Advair® fluticasone propionate /salmeterol

Diskus

Answer 14

100/50mcg
250/50mcg
500/50mcg

≥ 4 yr 100/50 mc g inhaled BID
≥12yr: 250/50 mcg BID

Question 15

Symbicort® budesonide / formoterol

The only combination product officially indicated for
reliever use in patients >12

Answer 15

TH
100/6mcg
200/6mcg

≥12yr: 100/6mc g inhaled BID

Option to incr. SYMBICORT to 8 puffs per day to act as both reliever & controller during “flare-up