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Budesonide. Budesonide, sold under the brand name Pulmicort, among others, is a steroid medication. [8] It is available as an inhaler, nebulization solution, pill, nasal spray, and rectal forms. [8][9] The inhaled form is used in the long-term management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). [8][10][11] The nasal spray is ...
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] The product monograph does not support its use for sudden ...
Levosalbutamol. Levosalbutamol, also known as levalbuterol, is a short-acting β 2 adrenergic receptor agonist used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Evidence is inconclusive regarding the efficacy of levosalbutamol versus salbutamol or salbutamol-levosalbutamol combinations, though levosalbutamol is ...
Pregnancy category. The pregnancy category of a medication is an assessment of the risk of fetal injury due to the pharmaceutical, if it is used as directed by the mother during pregnancy. It does not include any risks conferred by pharmaceutical agents or their metabolites in breast milk.
Fenoterol branded as Berotec. Fenoterol is a short-acting β 2 agonist that also stimulates β 1 receptors. Fenoterol has more cardiovascular toxicity than isoprenaline or salbutamol. [6][7] Fenoterol was widely used in New Zealand in the late 1970s and the 1980s until it was removed from the New Zealand drug tariff in 1989 because its ...
The estimated date of delivery (EDD), also known as expected date of confinement, [1] and estimated due date or simply due date, is a term describing the estimated delivery date for a pregnant woman. [2] Normal pregnancies last between 38 and 42 weeks. [3] Children are delivered on their expected due date about 4% of the time.
After 670 days, there were 1,172 new diagnoses of dementia among the study participants. When compared with people who took DPP-4 inhibitors, those who took SGLT-2 inhibitors had a 35 percent ...
Gestational age: 3 weeks and 0 days until 3 weeks and 6 days old. 22–28 days from last menstruation. Embryonic age: Week nr 2. 1 week old. 8–14 days from fertilization. Trophoblast cells surrounding the embryonic cells proliferate and invade deeper into the uterine lining. They will eventually form the placenta and embryonic membranes.