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Asthma Medications and Mechanism of Action

#Asthma #Medications #Drugs #Pulmonary #Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Asthma Medications ... Mechanism of Action #Asthma ... #Medications #Drugs ... #Pulmonary #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
Inhaled Corticosteroid ... 320 Fluticasone furoate ... 220-440 >440 Asthma ... Strengths #Doses #Pharmacology ... #Asthma
Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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Drug Treatment of ... Cimetidine - Corticosteroids ... Anaphylaxis #Management #Pharmacology ... #Table #Medications
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
Asthma Maintenance ... tiotropium* Inhaled Corticosteroids ... primary maintenance drug ... before increasing medication ... Therapy #Management #Pharmacology
Important Cardiac Transplant Medications and Side Effects
 • Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, generic) - Calcineurin inhibitor, decreasing T
Cardiac Transplant Medications ... early period • Corticosteroids ... Cardiac #Transplant #Medications ... #drugs #pharmacology
Dupixent (dupilumab) for Asthma
Dupixent (dupilumab) is a biologic medication that is a dual inhibitor of IL4
dupilumab) for Asthma ... is a biologic medication ... dermatitis as well as asthma ... dependent on oral corticosteroids ... #Management #Pharmacology
Medications Contributing to Dysgeusia

Antimicrobial medicines	Macrolides, fluoroquinolones, ampicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine and other antimycotic
Medications Contributing ... other antimycotic drugs ... , corticosteroids ... Dysgeusia #Induced #Drugs ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pharmacology