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Inhaled Anti-Inflammatories
Inhaled corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatories reduce and prevent airway inflammation (swelling). Used daily, anti-inflammatories treat the underlying part of asthma that you may not feel or see.
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Combination MedicationsCombination medications contain both long-acting bronchodilatorand inhaled corticosteroid components.
Inhaled Bronchodilators
Inhaled bronchodilators relax tight airways (bronchoconstriction). Bronchodilators treat the noisy part of asthma: coughing, wheezing, choking and shortness of breath.
Advair Diskus®
100/50250/50500/50
fluticasone propionate andsalmeterol inhalation powder
Advair® HFA45/21
115/21230/21
fluticasone propionateand salmeterol
Symbicort®
(HFA)80/4.5
160/4.5budesonide and
formoterolfumaratedihydrate
= includes built-in dose counter
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Asthma Inhalers
Alupent®
metaproterenolsulfate
Combivent®
ipratropium bromideand
albuterol sulfate
Ventolin®
HFAalbuterol sulfate
Maxair™
Autohaler™pirbuterol acetate
ProAir™
HFAalbuterol sulfate
Proventil®
HFAalbuterol sulfate
Atrovent®
HFAipratropium
bromide
Sixth Edition • 2007
XopenexHFA™
levalbuteroltartrate
Serevent®
Diskus®
salmeterol xinafoateinhalation powder
Foradil®
Aerolizer®
formoterol fumarateinhalation powder
Important:Foradil and
Serevent shouldNOT be usedto treat acutesymptoms of
asthma.
Important:Advair and
Symbicort shouldNOT be used to
treat acutesymptoms of
asthma.AeroBid®,AeroBid®-M
flunisolide
Asmanex®
Twisthaler®
220 mcgmometasone furoateinhalation powder
Azmacort®
triamcinoloneacetonide
Flovent®
Diskus®
50 mcgfluticasonepropionateinhalationpowder
Flovent® HFA44 mcg
110 mcg220 mcg
fluticasone propionate HFA
Intal®cromolynsodium
Pulmicort Flexhaler™
90 mcg180 mcg
budesonide inhalation powder
QVAR® (HFA)40 mcg80 mcg
beclomethasone dipropionate
Albuterol(generic)albuterol sulfate
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