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Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
- LABA - Long ... - ICS + LAMA + ... LABA Combination ... - ICS - Inhaled ... #respiratory #pharmacology
COPD Preferred Treatments - GOLD 2018 

COPD is a common progressive respiratory condition that can be
progression of therapy ... is LAMA, then dual ... bronchodilators of LAMA ... /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 + ... tiotropium* Inhaled ... then add on a LABA ... #Management #Pharmacology
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
β2-agonist; LAMA ... Treatment #Algorithm #Management ... #Pulmonary #LABA ... #LAMA #SABA #SAMA ... #ICS #Pharmacology
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... LAMA: long-acting ... muscarinic antagonist; LABA ... COPD #GOLD2017 #LAMA ... #LABA #ICS #Guidelines
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
LABA/ICS Combination ... Beta2 Agonists (LABA ... Here are the LABA ... These combo LABA ... Naming #Names #Pharmacology
Asthma GINA Guidelines 2019 
If Asthma is uncontrolled, first assess for adherence and inhaler technique -Then,
increase stepwise therapy ... then a low dose ICS ... /LABA combos and ... Stepwise #Guidelines #Management ... #StepUp #Therapy
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 ... #GINA #Asthma #Management
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
(LAMA/LABA/ICS) ... Bronchodilators (LAMA ... /LABA) & Eosinophils ... won’t have any clinical ... #Indications #Pharmacology
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
environmental control and management ... (inhaled corticosteroids ... ), LABA (long-acting ... 152(4):232-7 #Management ... #LABA #ICS #Corticosteroid