Asthma drugs Flashcards
SABA
terbutaline salbutamol fenoterol metaproterenol levosalbutamol
LABA
salmeterol
formoterol
VLABA
indacaterol carmoterol clenbuterol bambuterol procaterol
other bronchodilators
epinephrine
isoproterenol
ephedrine
xanthenes
theophylline
aminophylline (IV)
Antimuscarinic
ipratropium
tiotropium
Anti-inflammatory agent
glucocorticoids: aerosol: beclomethasone, fluticasone, budesonide
oral: prednisolone methylprednisolone
IV: methylprednisolone dexamethasone
drugs influencing leukotriene pathway
5-lipoxygenase inhibition: zileuton
CysLT1 receptor antagonism: zafirlukast montelukast
IgE antibody
omalizumab
antitussive drugs
opioids: codeine dihydrocodeine hydrocodone dextremethorphan
Non opioids: butamirate pentoxyverine
On periphery: local anesthetics, prenoxdiazine
Expectorants
Secretolytics:
indirectly acting: ipecchuana/saponines/tinctura
directly acting: Guaifenesin and volatile oils
Mucolytics: acetylcysteine, carbocysteine, erdosteine, bromhexine, ambroxole
inhibitors of degranulation
cromolyn Na