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Pharm Exam 3 | Asthma, COPD, Allergic Rhinitis Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
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©PREP4EXAMS @2024 [REAL EXAM DUMPS] Wednesday, July 17, 2024 1:27 AMPharm Exam 3 | Asthma, COPD, Allergic Rhinitis
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Asthma Triggers - ✔️✔️Environment, Respiratory Infection, Allergens, Emotions, Exercise,
Drugs/Preservations, Occupational Stimuli, Other
Goals for Therapy - ✔️✔️Reduce Impairment:
-prevent chronic and troublesome symptoms -prevent use of rescue meds (<2days/week) -
maintain (near) normal pulmonary function and normal activity
Reduce Risk:
-prevent hospitalizations
-prevent loss of lung function
-provide optimal pharmacotherapy with minimal or no adverse effects of therapy
Beta 2 Receptor Agonists (Short Acting) - ✔️✔️Indicated for acute bronchospasm (rescue
inhaler)
Prevention of exercise induced asthma
Albuterol (SABA) - ✔️✔️Beta 2 Agonist, Potency: 2
Generic Available
$45/mo
10 min onset, 3-4 hr duration
Inhaler + Nebulizer
Most clinical evidence
bronchial hyperresponsiveness
Levalbuterol (SABA) - ✔️✔️No Generic
$60/mo
10 min onset, 3-4 hr duration
Inhaler + Nebulizer
Pirbuterol (SABA) - ✔️✔️No generic
$145/mo
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, ©PREP4EXAMS @2024 [REAL EXAM DUMPS] Wednesday, July 17, 2024 1:27 AM
30 min onset, 5 hr duration
Inhaler
Beta 2 Receptor Agonists (Long-Acting) - ✔️✔️-Preferred adjunctive therapy in combination
with inhaled corticosteroids
-Black Box Warning: used alone increases risk of asthma related death; increased asthma-
related deaths with salmeterol
-Indicated for long term control of asthma
LABA Combinations - ✔️✔️Salmeterol + Fluticasone
Formoterol + Budesonide
Formoterol + Mometasone
Salmeterol - ✔️✔️Generic available
$181/mo
2 hr onset, 12 hr duration
Inhaled aerosol powder
More clinical evidence
Formoterol - ✔️✔️No Generic
$176/mo
2 hr onset, 12 hr duration
Capsule + Nebulizer
Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS) - ✔️✔️*Direct local anti-inflammatory activity
-reduce airway hyperresponsiveness
-inhibit inflammatory cell migration and activation
*Most Effective long-term control medication
*Reduce impairment and risk of exacerbations
ICS Delivery - ✔️✔️*Lung Delivery
-delivery devices
-patient technique
*Systemic Availability
-systemic adverse effects
-? decreased growth velocity
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