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2. Beta2-adrenergic agonist - Wikipedia

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   On 11 December 2008, a panel of experts convened by the FDA voted to ban [vague] drugs Serevent and Foradil from use in the treatment of asthma. When these two drugs are used without steroids, they increase the risks of more severe attacks. They said that two other, much more popular, asthma drugs containing long-acting β agonists—Advair and ...

3. Long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist - Wikipedia

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   LABAs are designed to reduce the need for shorter-acting β 2 agonists such as salbutamol (albuterol), as they have an approximately twelve-hour duration of action, compared to about five hours for salbutamol, making them candidates for sparing high doses of corticosteroids [citation needed] or treating nocturnal asthma and providing ...

4. Anti-asthmatic agent - Wikipedia

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   The rationale behind using inhaled corticosteroids and formoterol combination therapy as a reliever as opposed to salbutamol, a short-acting β2-adrenergic agonist, is that this dosage regimen shows a reduction in the severe asthma exacerbation risk compared with using β2-adrenergic agonists reliever.

5. If You're Living With Asthma, Here's Every Single Treatment ...

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   Inhaled corticosteroids for asthma. Asthma medication is most commonly dispensed via an inhaler (more info on inhaler options in just a minute). ... Short-acting beta agonists (SABA) are a type of ...

6. Budesonide/formoterol - Wikipedia

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   Budesonide/formoterol, sold under the brand name Symbicort among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication used in the management of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). [2] It contains budesonide, a steroid; and formoterol, a long-acting β 2-agonist (LABA). [2]

7. Formoterol - Wikipedia

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   The 2022 Global Initiative for Asthma report [3] recommends a combination formoterol/inhaled corticosteroid inhaler as both a preventer and reliever treatment for asthma in adults. In children, a short-acting β 2 adrenergic agonist (e.g., salbutamol) is still recommended. It was patented in 1972 and came into medical use in 1998. [4]