Week 3 Drugs (Pharmacological Category, Generic & Brand Name

Question 1

Corticosteroid

“ICS” = Inhaled corticosteroid

Answer 1

fluticasone propionate - Flovent Diskus, Flovent HFA, ArmonAir Digihaler
fluticasone furoate - Arnuity Ellipta
beclomethasone - QVAR RediHaler
budesonide - Pulmicort Flexhaler
mometasone - Asmanex Twisthaler, Asmanex HFA

Question 2

Anticholinergic (short-acting)

“SAMA” = short-acting muscarinic antagonist

Answer 2

ipratropium - Atrovent HFA

Question 3

Anticholinergic (long-acting)

“LAMA” = long-acting muscarinic antagonist

Answer 3

tiotropium - Spiriva HandiHaler
umeclidinium - Incruse Ellipta

Question 4

Beta2-adrenergic agonist (short-acting)

“SABA” = short-acting beta2 agonist

Answer 4

albuterol - ProAir RespiClick, ProAir Digihaler, Proventil HFA, Ventolin HFA

Question 5

Beta2-adrenergic agonist (long-acting)

“LABA” = long-acting beta2 agonist

Answer 5

formoterol - Perforomist
salmeterol - Serevent Diskus

Question 6

Beta2-adrenergic agonist (short-acting) / Anticholinergic (short-acting)

“SABA-SAMA”

Answer 6

albuterol / ipratropium - Combivent Respimat

Question 7

Anticholinergic agent (long-acting) / Beta2-adrenergic agonist (long-acting)

“LAMA-LABA”

Answer 7

umeclidinium / vilanterol - Anoro Ellipta

Question 8

Corticosteroid / Beta2-adrenergic agonist (long-acting)

“ICS-LABA”

Answer 8

mometasone / formoterol - Dulera
budesonide / formoterol - Symbicort, Breyna
fluticasone propionate / salmeterol - Advair Diskus, Advair HFA, AirDuo Digihaler, AirDuo RespiClick, Wixela Inhub
fluticasone furoate / vilanterol - Breo Ellipta

Question 9

Corticosteroid / Anticholinergic agent (long-acting) / Beta2-adrenergic agonist (long-acting)

“ICS-LAMA-LABA”

Answer 9

fluticasone furoate / umeclidinium / vilanterol - Trelegy Ellipta

Question 10

Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist

“LTRA”

Answer 10

montelukast - Singulair