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Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
- SABA - Short ... - LAMA + LABA ... Combination - ICS ... - ICS - Inhaled ... Corticosteroid - ICS
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
of expiration; ICS ... long-acting β2-agonist; LAMA ... β2-agonist; SAMA ... #Algorithm #Management ... #ICS #Pharmacology
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... algorithms by Global ... LAMA: long-acting ... β2-agonist; ICS ... #LAMA #LABA #ICS
Asthma Maintenance Therapy - Stepwise Approach 

Low dose ICS 
-> Low dose ICS/LABA or Med/High dose
dose ICS/LABA ... dose ICS/LABA + ... (LAMA) can be added ... the only LAMA approved ... #Pharmacology #
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
Management of COPD ... beta2 agonist) LAMA ... anticholinergics) and ICS ... LAMA, then dual ... LAMA/LABA/ICS.
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
overlap; ICS = ... long-acting β2-agonist; LAMA ... long-acting muscarinic antagonist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
ICS: inhaled corticosteroids ... ; SABA: short-acting ... leukotriene receptor antagonists ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... StepUp #Treatment #Algorithm
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
LABA/ICS Combination ... Corticosteroid (ICS ... /ICS combination ... algorithm). ... Naming #Names #Pharmacology
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... which includes ICS ... ICS use should only ... Unnecessary ICS ... #pharmacology
Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists - LAMA (Anticholinergic) Inhalers 

Ipratropium -(Atrovent)
Umeclidinium (Incruse Ellipta)
Tiotropium (Spiriva Respimat)
Aclidinium (Tudorza Pressair)

LAMA inhalers,
- LAMA (Anticholinergic ... Tudorza Pressair) LAMA ... management. ... Groups A, B, or C, LAMA ... #LAMA #Anticholinergic