Medicines in Respiratory Disease Flashcards
how are respiratory drugs administered?
- inhalation
- oral
- intravenous
how are topical drugs delivered to the lungs?
- INHALATION
- delivers drug directly to the airway, not the circulation
what drugs are used to improve ventilation?
Improve airway patency:
- bronchodilators
- anti-inflammatory drugs
Prevent mast cell degranulation:
- cromoglycate (mast cell stabilizer)
- leukotriene receptor antagonists
what are examples of bronchodilators?
- beta2 agonists
- anticholinergic
what is an example of an anti-inflammatory drug?
corticosteroid
what drug can improve gas exchange?
OXYGEN
how are inhaled drugs delivered?
- metered dose inhaler (MDI)
- spinhaler
- turbohaler
what can aid in inhaled drug delivery?
- nebulisers
- spacers
what is a nebuliser?
adevice that can deliver high doses of medicine quickly and easily. It works by changing liquid medicine into a fine mist.
what are examples of short-acting B2 agonists?
- salbutamol
- terbutaline
what drugs can be found in the blue inhaler?
- salbutamol
- terbutaline
what is an example of a long-acting B2 agonist?
- salmeterol
what drug is found in the green inhaler & why is it used?
- salmeterol
- used to prevent an asthma attack
what is the function of anticholinergics?
they inhibit muscarinic nerve transmission in autonomic nerves (relaxation of smooth muscle)
what is the function of corticosteroids?
reduce inflammation in the bronchial walls (effective topically or systemically)
