Pulmonary Medications Flashcards
Asthma and COPD
What are the two main categories of pharmacotherapy in treating asthma?
Rescue medications and controller medications.
What medications fall under rescue medications for treating a pulmonary condition?
Short-Acting Beta Agonists (SABA)
What medications fall under controller medication for treating a pulmonary condition?
Long-Acting Beta Agonists (LABA)
Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS)
Long-Acting Muscarinic Agents (LAMA)
Leukotriene-Receptor antagonists
Commonly used inhaled beta-agonsists?
Albuterol (ProAir, Ventolin, Proventil HFA) – short-acting
Levalbuterol (Xopenex HFA) – short-acting
Formoterol (Foradil Aerolizer) – long-acting
Salmeterol (Serevent) – long-acting
What inhaled beta agonist is also used in other combination inhalers?
Salmeterol
What are commonly used Inhaled Anticholinergics?
Ipratropium (Atrovent)
Tiotropium (Spiriva; Respimat; HandiHaler)
What are commonly used Inhaled (Nasal) Corticosteroids?
Mometasone (Asmanex; Nasonex)
Fluticasone (Flovent, Flonase)
Budesonide (Pulmicort; Rhinocort)
Beclomethasone (Qvar RediHaler; Beconase)
What are adverse drug reactions when using ICS?
Upper respiratory tract infection, oral thrush
What are commonly used Leukotrienes?
Montelukast (Singulair)
Zafirlukast (Accolate)
What are adverse drug reactions in leukotrienes?
Diarrhea, fever, headache, cold-like symptoms, depression/suicidal behaviors (rarely)
Fluticasone fall under what class of agents?
ICS
Beclomethasone fall under what class of agents?
ICS
Tiotropium fall under what class of agents?
LAMA
Umeclidinium fall under what class of agents?
LAMA
Salmeterol fall under what class of agents?
LABA
What are commonly used combination inhalers?
Formeterol/Fluticasone (Symbicort)
Salmeterol/Fluticasone (Advair Diskus)
Vilanterol/Fluticasone (Breo Ellipta)
Formoterol/Mometasone (Dulera)
Vilanterol/Umeclidinium (Anoro Ellipta)
Vilanterol/Fluticasone/Umeclinidium (Trelegoy Ellipta)
Formeterol/Fluticasone fall under what class of agents?
LABA/ICS
Salmeterol/Fluticasone falls under what class of agents?
LABA/ICS
Vilanterol/fluticasone
LABA/ICS
Formoterol/Mometasone falls under what class of agents?
LABA/ICS
Vilanterol/Umeclidinium falls under what class of agents?
LABA/LAMA
Vilanterol/Fluticasone/Umeclidinium falls under what class of agents?
LABA/ICS/LAMA
Albuterol and Levalbuterol fall under what class of agents?
SABA
What dosage forms are Albuterol available in?
MDI, BAI, nebulizer solution, extended-release tablets and oral solution