Combination Drugs

Question 1

Albuterol and Ipratropium Bromide (Classes, Brand Names, and How Supplied)

Answer 1

[SABA+SAMA] Combivent (SMI) and Duoneb (SVN)

Question 2

Albuterol and Ipratropium Bromide (Combivent)

Answer 2

SMI (Combivent): Ipratropium 20 mcg/puff and Albuterol 100 mcg/puff, 1 inhalation qid

Question 3

Albuterol and Ipratropium Bromide (DuoNeb)

Answer 3

SVN (DuoNeb): One 3mL vial qid, each 3mL vial contains: 3 mg albuterol sulfate (2.5 mg of albuterol base) and 0.5 mg of ipratropium

Question 4

Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate (Classes, Brand Names, and How Supplied)

Answer 4

[ICS+LABA] Symbicort (MDI)

Question 5

Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate (Symbicort)

Answer 5

MDI (Symbicort): 80 mcg/4.5 mcg bid and 160 mcg/4.5 mcg bid

Daily maximum: 640 mcg/18 mcg

Question 6

Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol (Classes, Brand Names, and How Supplied)

Answer 6

[ICS+LABA] Advair Diskus (DPI), Advair HFA (MDI, AirDuo Respiclick (DPI), Wixela Inhub (DPI)

Question 7

Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol (Advair Diskus)

Answer 7

DPI (Advair Diskus) Strengths: 100 mcg/50 mcg, 250 mcg/50 mcg, and 500 mcg/50 mcg
Age ≥12 yr: 100 mcg/50 mcg, 1 inhalation twice daily, about 12 hr apart

Question 8

Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol (Advair HFA)

Answer 8

MDI (Advair HFA) Strengths: 45 mcg/21 mcg, 115 mcg/21 mcg, and 230 mcg/21 mcg
Adults and children ≥12 yr: 2 inhalations bid, about 12 hr apart

Question 9

Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol (AirDuo Respiclick)

Answer 9

DPI (AirDuo Respiclick): 55 mcg/14 mcg, 113 mcg/14 mcg, and 232 mcg/14 mcg
Adults and children ≥12 yr: Respiclick, any dose combination, 1 inhalation bid

Question 10

Fluticasone Propionate/Salmeterol (Wixela Inhub)

Answer 10

DPI (Wixela Inhub): Children ≥4 yr: 100 mcg/50 mcg, 1 inhalation twice daily, about 12 hr apart
(for patients who are symptomatic while taking inhaled corticosteroid)
Maximal recommended dose is 500 mcg/50 mcg bid

Question 11

Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol (Classes, Brand Names, and How Supplied)

Answer 11

[ICS+LABA] Breo Ellipta (DPI)

Question 12

Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol (Breo Ellipta)

Answer 12

DPI (Breo Ellipta): DPI: 100mcg/25mcg daily, 200mcg/25mcg daily

Question 13

Mometasone Furoate/Formoterol Fumarate HFA (Classes, Brand Names, and How Supplied)

Answer 13

[ICS+LABA] Dulera (MDI)

Question 14

Mometasone Furoate/Formoterol Fumarate HFA (Dulera)

Answer 14

MDI (Dulera): 100 mcg/5 mcg and 200 mcg/5 mcg
If previously on medium dose of ICS: ≤400mcg/20 mcg daily
If previously on high dose of ICS: ≤800mcg/20 mcg daily

Question 15

Umeclidinium Bromide/Vilanterol (Classes, Brand Names, and How Supplied)

Answer 15

[LAMA+LABA] Anoro Ellipta (DPI)

Question 16

Umeclidinium Bromide/Vilanterol (Anoro Ellipta)

Answer 16

DPI: 62.5mcg/25mcg 1 inhalation daily

Question 17

Vilanterol/Umeclidinium Bromide/Fluticasone Furoate (Classes, Brand Names, and How Supplied)

Answer 17

[LABA+LAMA+ICS] Trelegy Ellipta (DPI)

Question 18

Vilanterol/Umeclidinium Bromide/Fluticasone Furoate (Trelegy Ellipta)

Answer 18

DPI: 100 mcg(FF), 62.5 mcg(UB), and 25 mcg(V) per blister, respectively daily