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Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
Combination - ICS ... Combination - ICS ... Corticosteroid - ICS ... #pharmacology # ... names
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
, Asthma-COPD Overlap ... , asthma, and ACO ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... overlap; ICS = ... #Differences #Algorithm
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
-> Low dose ICS ... product used in COPD ... the dose of the COPD ... but COPD version ... Therapy #Management #Pharmacology
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
LABA/ICS Combination ... treatment algorithm ... are the normal dosing ... Inhalers #Naming #Names ... #Pharmacology #
Inhaled Corticosteroid Inhaler Strengths
Beclomethasone	Qvar	100-200	>200400	>400
Budesonide	Pulmicort	200-400	>400-800	>800
Ciclesonide	Alvesco	80-160	>160-320	>320
Fluticasone furoate	Arnuity Ellipta	100	n/a	200
Fluticasone dipropionate	Flovent	100-250	>250-500	>500
Mometasone fuorate	Asmanex	110-220	>220-440	>440

Asthma maintenance inhalers should always include an inhaled corticosteroid
corticosteroid (ICS ... overview of what ICS ... their respective dosing ... Corticosteroid #ICS ... Strengths #Doses #Pharmacology
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... algorithms by Global ... long-acting β2-agonist; ICS ... Management #Pulmonary #COPD ... GOLD2017 #LAMA #LABA #ICS
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
Algorithm - GOLD ... which includes ICS ... ICS use should only ... Unnecessary ICS ... #pharmacology
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... of expiration; ICS ... #Algorithm #Management ... LAMA #SABA #SAMA #ICS ... #Pharmacology
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
Reduce risk of COPD ... Therapy (LAMA/LABA/ICS ... Eosinophils < 100 Dosing ... low, adding an ICS ... #Indications #Pharmacology
Ellipta Inhalers
We have 5 total inhalers that are in the Ellipta device form. An easy thing
varying severity of asthma ... or COPD. ... a LAMA/ICS combo ... Inhalers #Devices #Names ... #Combination #Pharmacology