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This document provides information on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatments, including different types of inhalers, systemic steroids, and other medications. It also covers side effects and important considerations.

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ASTHMA/COPD ASTHMA *HFA = MDIs* *everything else most likely DPI* SABA - ADRs opposite of BBs – hypokalemia - Albuterol - MDI: Ventolin HFA, Proventil HFA, ProAir HFA - For all MDIs:...

ASTHMA/COPD ASTHMA *HFA = MDIs* *everything else most likely DPI* SABA - ADRs opposite of BBs – hypokalemia - Albuterol - MDI: Ventolin HFA, Proventil HFA, ProAir HFA - For all MDIs: - Shake and prime - Use a spacer - Breathe slowly and deeply - Clean mouthpiece with water - DPI: ProAir Respiclick *all respiclicks are DPI* - Levabuterol (Xopenex) - MDI: Xopenex HFA - Nebulizer Solution → vial used within 2 weeks if pouch is open, use within 1 week if removed from pouch - Terbutaline - PO → for asthma - Injectable → for stopping preterm labor ICS - 1st line therapy for persistent asthma - All BID unless otherwise stated - Beclomethasone (QVAR RediHaler) - Ready to use → no shake/prime/button/spacer - Breath-actuated aerosol - Counseling: - Open white cap and breathe away from inhaler - Inhale deeply - Hold breath 5-10 secs - Rinse mouth - Budesonide (Pulmicort) - Pulmicort Flexhaler - DPI - Pulmicort Respules - nebulizer - Only nebulized steroid - Only steroid for use in 1 yo - Mometasone (Asmanex) - Asmanex HFA - Asmanex Twisthaler - DPI - QPM - Discard 45 days after removing from pouch - Fluticasone : - Flovent HFA - Flovent Diskus - DPI - Arunity Ellipta - DPI - Once daily - All elliptas = discard 6 wks after opening - Ciclesonide (Alvesco) - MDI – special !! solution = do not shake! - Pro-drug → hydrolyzes in lung = less oral thrush SYSTEMIC STEROIDS - Used for acute treatment with SABAs - Prednisone - 3-10 days - Prednisolone - several formulations, not all interchangeable - Dexamethasone - Methylprednisolone (Medrol Dose Pack) - 6 day course, all 4 mg tabs - Rayos - Delayed-release - Not for asthma, used in RA (Rayos for RA) - Equivalent doses: Cute Hot Pretty Pharmacist Makes Triple Digits Boooom! - Cortisone 25mg - Hydrocortisone 20mg - Prednisolone 5mg - Prednisone 5mg - Methylprednisolone 4mg - Triamcinolone 4mg - Dexamethasone 0.75mg - Betamethasone 0.6-0.75 mg - ADR: PREDNISONE - PUD/Psych - Retention of salt/water - Eye - cataracts, glaucoma - Diabetes - Neurologic - seizure, headache - Immunosuppression - Swelling - Osteoporosis - Nausea - can be used to treat nausea, can also cause nausea if not taken w food - Electrolyte changes - hypokalemia, hypernatremia LABA - Never use alone → add to ICS - Salmeterol - Severent Diskus - DPI - Advair Diskus/HFA (+ fluticasone) - Steroid dose changes in all combos! - Generic = Wixela - AirDuo Respiclick (+ fluticasone) - Formoterol – all MDIs - Symbicort (+ budesonide) - Budesonide = pulmiCORT - Dulera (+ mometasone) - You need a dula for mom ANTI-LEUKOTRIENES : - All LIVER - Receptor antagonists → lukasts - Pathway antagonists → Zileuton - Montelukast (Singulair) - Chewable, tab, granules - Granules mixed with SOLIDS - QHS - ADR: mood/behavior changes - Zafirlukast (Accolate) - BID Empty Stomach (eat later with Accolate) - 10 mg or 20 mg - Zileuton (Zyflo, Zyflo CR) - CR → BID with food - Monitor frequent blood tests – LFTs! OMALIZUMAB (XOLAIR) - SubQ - Binds IgE → for allergies - Allergic asthma, chronic idiopathic urticaria - BBW: anaphylaxis INTERLEUKIN-5 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - For esophinilic asthma - Reslizumab (Cinqair) - IV - Mix w NS - Mepolizumab (Nucala) - SubQ - Benralizumab (Fasenra) - SubQ INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR ANTAGOISTS - Dupliumab (Dupixent) SQ THEOPHYLLINES - Never 1st line, usually not used long-term 2/2 ADRs and monitoring levels - MOA: phosphoduesterase inhibitor → acts line caffeine - PO and IV - PO dose = IV dose x 0.8 - Therapeutic Levels - Children 5-10 - Adults 5-15 - DI: CYP1A2 substrate - Can be used for apnea of prematurity - Alternate preferred: caffeine citrate (no level monitoring, less ADRs) MAST-CELL STABILIZER - Cromolyn - Used for asthma and allergies, not really used tho COPD ANTICHOLINERGIC INHALERS - Ipatropium – all QID - Atrovent HFA - MDI solution *no shake* - Combivent Respimat - soft mist : - + albuterol - All Respimats = soft mist, remember P-TOP - Prime, Twist, Open, Press - Discard 3 months - DuoNeb - + albuterol but nebulizer version - Use within 1 wk when removed from foil - Tiotropium - all QD - Spiriva HandiHaler - capsules DPI - Vibration = doing it right - Spiriva Respimat - soft mist - Umeclidinium (Incruse Ellipta) - DPI QD - Aclidinium (Tudorza Pressair) - DPI BID - Special mechanism: - Remove cap - Press green button, release button - Window changes from red to green - Breathe rapidly and deeply until you hear a click - Glycopyrrolate - BID - Seebri - DPI capsule - Lonhala Magnair - nebulizer LABA - All are “terol” meds - Olodaterol – all respimats - Striverdi Respimat QD - Stiolto Respimat (+ tioptropium) QD, discard after 3 mo - Indacaterol – all neohalers - Arcapta Neohaler – capsule, QD - Utibrion Neohaler (+ glycopyrrolate) BID - Formoterol - Perforomist – nebulizer, BID - Refrigerated - Bevespi Aerosphere (+ umeclidinium) QD - Duaklir Pressair (+ aclidinium) BID DPI - Aformoterol (Brovana) BID nebulizer solution - Refrigerated - Vilanterol – all QD, never alone, always in combination with someone else - Anoro Ellipta (+ umeclidinium) QD - Breo Ellipta (+ fluticasone) QD, DPI - Trelegy Ellipta (+ fluticasone, + umeclidinium) QD, DPI NEWER MEDS - Roflumilast (Daliresp) – LAST line - PO Daily mcg tab - PDE4 inhibitor - ADR: Suicide, Wt Loss - DI: 3A4 Substrate - CI: liver impairment - Breztri Aerosphere (Budesonide / Glycopyrrolate / Formoterol) : - MDI BID ALLERGIC RHINITIS NASAL CORTICOSTEROIDS - NASE = Nasal steroids - Mometasone (Nasonex) OTC - Triamcinolone (Nasacort) OTC - Budesonide (Rhinocort) OTC - Fluticasone (Flonase) OTC OTHER NASAL SPRAYS - Antihistamines - Olopadatine (Patanase) - Azelastine + Fluticasone (Dymista) - Cromolyn (NasalCrom) - mast cell stabilizer OTC - Ipatropium - Anticholinergic :

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