Drugs Flashcards
Drug classes use for short term management
- Short acting beta-agonist (min)
- PO/IV corticosteroids (hours)
Drugs belong to SABA
- Agents
- MOA
- ADEs
- Albuterol
- Fenoterol
- Levalbuterol
- MOA: activates adenylate cyclase which increase cAMP (antagonism of bronchoconstriction)
- ADEs: palpitation, tachycardia, tremor, light-headedness, nervousness, HA and nausea
Xopenex
- Class:
- Dose/age
- Expiration
- Open up foil
- Open up but leave in foil
Lavalbuterol
- Form: HFA, Neb
- Class: SABA
- > 12 y.o: 0.63 mg TID
- 6-12 y.o: 0.31 mg TID
- Open up foil: good for 1 wk
- Open up but leave in foil: good for 2 weeks
Xopenex HFA MDI
- Class: SABA
- Dose: 2inh (90mcg) q4-6h or 1 inh q4h
- 1st line for persistent asthma:
- ADEs of inhaled corticosteroids
- Corticorsteroid is 1st line for persistent asthma in adults and children. It have high anti-inflammatory effects
ADEs
- Oral candidiasis, dysphonia, cough
- To prevent: use spacer device and rinse mouth after
Aerospan
- Form
- Age limited:
Flunisolide
- Form: HFA
- Age limited: >/= 6 y.o
- Come with built in space => no need to rec a spacer
Veramyst
- Indication
Fluticasone furoate
- Indication: allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis
Flonase
- Indication
Fluticasone propionate
- Indication: Allergic rhinitis
Dymista
- Indication
Fluticasone + Azelastine
- Indication: Allergic rhinitis
Alvesco
- Age
- Indication
Ciclesonide - Prodrug
- Age: for greater than 12 y.o
- Indication: Asthma
Omnaris
- Dose
- Indication
- Ketoconazole
Ciclesonide
- Omnaris: 2 spray per nostril QD
- Indication: Allergic rhinitis
=> Ketoconazole increase systemic [ ] may lead to adrenal suppression
NasalCrom OTC
Cromolyn Nasal Sol’n
- Class: Mast cell stabilizer
- Indication: allergic rhinitis
Opticrom
- Indication
Cromolyn
- Indication: allergic conjuctivitis for year round rhinitis
Servent diskus
- Class
Salmeterol DPI
Class: LABA
Foradil
- Form:
- Indication
- Storage
Formoterol
- Form: DPI
- Prevention of exercise induced: 1 puff 10 min prior to exercise
- Refrigerate the dry powder cap => dose BID
**Advair
- Dose:
- Exp after opened foil
Salmeterol + Fluticasone
- Form: Diskus and HFA
- After foil open: food for 1 month
**Symbycort
- Form:
- Indication
- Exp after opened foil wrap
- Age of use:
Formoterol + Budesonide: MDI
- Asthmas & COPD maintenance
- 2 puffs BID
- The foil wrap protects if from moisture: after open is only good for 90 days
Dulera
- Form
Formoterol + Mometasone:
- Form: MDI
Singulair
- Class
- Indication
- Frequency
Montelukast
- Anti Leukotriences. Preceptor antagonist
- Indication: allergy, asthma, exercise induce asthma
- Frequency: QPM
Accolate
- Class
- Indicaiton
- Adm
Zafirlukast
- Anti-Leukotriences
- Indication: ppx/tx of chronic asthma
- Adm: BID on empty stomach (accolate = eat later)
Zyflo CR
- Class
- Indication
- And
- Monitor
Zileuton
- Anti Leukotriences
- Indicaiton: ppx/tx of chronic asthma
- Adm: BID with Foods
- Monitor: LFTs
Xolair
- ADE:
- Monitor:
- Indication
- Frequency
Omalizumab
- Malignancies; anaphylaxis
- Monitor: IgE and Eosinophril
- Indication: allergic asthma, chronic idiopathic urticaria. Not for acute asthma
- Frequency: 2-4 weeks SC
Inhaler w/ Lactose
- Pulmicort Flexhaler
- Serevent diskus
- Flovent diskus
- Asmanex
- Advair Diskus
- Foradil
- Spiriva
Tornalate
- Class
- Indication
Bitolterol
- Class B2 - Agonist
- Indication: for preterm labor
Metaprel
ProMeta
- Class
- Indication
Metaproterenol
- Class: beta-2 agonist
- Indication: bronchoconstriction
Brethine
- Indication
- SE risk:
Terbutaline
- Class: beta-2 agonist
- Indication: suppress contraction
- ORAL: should not use for preterm tx: risk of cardiac problem. Have not shown to be effective
- Injectable: should NOT use > 2-3 days for suppressing contraction due to serious maternal heart problems & death
Common agents use to treat Preterm Labor
- Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4)
- Indomethacin
- Nifedipine
Makena
- Dose
- Indication
Hydroxyprogesterone caproate
- Dose: IM once a week from 16th to 37th week of pregnancy
- Indication: preterm pregnancy