Inhalers Flashcards
quick-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilators (5)
-rescue inhalers - onset in 5 mins.
-all are MDIs
Proventil HFA
Ventolin HFA
ProAir HFA
Xopenex HFA
Maxair Autohaler
asthma
inflammatory condition of the lungs caused by inflammatory mediators
Proventil HFA, Ventolin HFA, ProAir HFA
albuterol
- quick-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilator
- QID
- racemic
Xopenex HFA
levalbuterol
- quick-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilator
- QID
- R-isomer of albuterol
Maxair Autohaler
pirbuterol
- quick-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilator
- QID
- Autohaler=breath-activated MDI
long-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilators (3)
-only ind. for asthma prophylaxis
-all are DPIs
Serevent Diskus
Foradil Aerolizer
Arcapta NeoHaler
Serevent Diskus
salmeterol
- long-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilator
- BID
- number on top = # of doses left
Foradil Aerolizer
formoterol
- long-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilator
- BID
- refrigerate in pharmacy, pt. can keep at RT for 4 months
Arcapta NeoHaler
indacaterol
- long-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilator
- qday
BBW for long-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilators
increase the risk of asthma-related death
-applies to pts. who use these alone instead of in combination with a steroid
anticholinergic bronchodilators (2)
-block cholinergic receptors in the lungs which leads to bronchodilation
-ind. for asthma prophylaxis
-most common SE: xerostomia
Atrovent HFA
Spriva HandiHaler
Atrovent HFA
ipratropium MDI
- anticholinergic bronchodilator
- QID
Spiriva HandiHaler
tiotropium DPI
- anticholinergic bronchodilator
- qday - long-acting
Tudorza Pressair
aclidinium DPI
-long-acting bronchodilator
Combivent Respimat
albuterol, ipratropium MDI (rescue inhaler)
- quick-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilator, anticholinergic bronchodilator
- QID
- contraindicated in pts. allergic to soy or peanuts - contains soya lecithin
bronchodilator solutions for nebulization
-used in an updraft machine, nebulizes liquid into a mist and pt. breathes in with a mask for about 15 min.
-drugs are diluted with normal saline
AccuNeb
Xopenex Solution for Inhalation
ipratropium
Brovana
DuoNeb
AccuNeb
albuterol
- bronchodilator solution for nebulization
- QID
Xopenex Solution for Inhalation
levalbuterol
- bronchodilator solution for nebulization
- QID
ipratropium
- bronchodilator solution for nebulization
- QID
Brovana
arformoterol
- bronchodilator solution for nebulization- long-acting
- BID
- only avail. as a solution for inhalation
- R-isomer of formoterol
- refrigerate in the pharmacy
DuoNeb
albuterol, ipratropium
- bronchodilator solution for nebulization
- QID