5 results
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
Inhaled Corticosteroid ... 220-440 >440 Asthma ... (ICS), either at ... #ICS #Inhaler # ... #Pharmacology #Asthma
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
, Asthma-COPD Overlap ... ACO = asthma-COPD ... overlap; ICS = ... inhaled corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #ACOPD
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
tiotropium* Inhaled Corticosteroids ... product used in COPD ... the dose of the COPD ... but COPD version ... before increasing medication
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
of Inhalers for Asthma ... and COPD - SABA ... - Inhaled Corticosteroid ... pulmonary #lung #asthma ... #copd #respiratory
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid ... used in Asthma ... commonly used in asthma ... of a patients COPD ... #Pharmacology #Asthma