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Asthma and COPD Drugs

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Short Acting Antimuscarinic (SAMA)
ipratopium (Atrovent)
Short Acting Antimuscarinic (SAMA)
ipratopium and albuterol (Combivent)
Long Acting Antimuscarinic (LAMA)
Tiotropium (Spiriva)
Long Acting Antimuscarinic (LAMA)
Umeclidinium (Incruse Elipta)
Long Acting Antimuscarinic (LAMA)
Aclidinium (Tudorza Pressair)
Long Acting Antimuscarinic (LAMA)
Glycopyrrolate (Seebri Neohaler)
What can be used in combination with long acting antimuscarinics?
Long Acting Beta Agonists (LABA)
Short Acting Beta Agonist
Albuterol (Proair, Ventolin, Proventil)
Short Acting Beta Agonist
Levalbuterol (Xopenex)
How long is SABA take for onset
3-5 minutes
drug of choice for acute asthma
Side effects Antimuscarinics
Dry mouth, dizziness, blurred vision, urinary retention, upper respiratory infection

Caution: pts with myasthenia gravis, narrow angle glaucoma, urinary retention, being prostatic hyperplasia
Emphysema
Abnormal enlargement of airspaces and destruction of alveolar walls

(alveoli destruction and reduced elasticity)
Three things that make up COPD pathophysiology
Chronic bronchitis, inflammation, emphysema
Chronic bronchitis signs
Presence of cough and sputum production for at least 3 months in two consecutive years
Chronic bronchitis structural changes
airway narrowing due to fibrosis

smooth muscle hyperplasia (number of cells), inflammation, bronchial wall thickening, mucus gland enlargement, ciliary abnormalities
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