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Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
- SABA - Short ... - ICS + LAMA + ... - ICS - Inhaled ... Corticosteroid - ICS ... #respiratory #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 ... /LABA, and lastly ... 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 + ... then add on a LABA ... the only LAMA approved ... #Pharmacology #
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
LABA/ICS Combination ... Beta2 Agonists (LABA ... (ICS) - Commonly ... /ICS combination ... /ICS inhalers are
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... LAMA: long-acting ... long-acting β2-agonist; ICS ... #COPD #GOLD2017 ... #LAMA #LABA #ICS
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
of expiration; ICS ... β2-agonist; LAMA ... #Pulmonary #LABA ... #LAMA #SABA #SAMA ... #ICS #Pharmacology
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
overlap; ICS = ... inhaled corticosteroids ... ; LABA = long-acting ... β2-agonist; LAMA ... #Diagnosis #Management
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
ICS: inhaled corticosteroids ... ; SABA: short-acting ... receptor antagonists; LABA ... long-acting β2-agonists; OCS ... #GINA #Asthma #Management
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
Triple Therapy (LAMA ... /LABA/ICS) - ... Bronchodilators (LAMA ... /LABA) & Eosinophils ... low, adding an ICS
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 ... Pulmonary #Algorithm #pharmacology