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  2. Anti-asthmatic agents - Wikipedia

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    Short-course oral corticosteroids when required in severely uncontrolled asthma; Step 5: Further worsening of symptoms and increased occurrence of exacerbations . Add-on long-acting muscarinic antagonists; Refer for phenotypic assessment with or without biologic therapy; Consider high dose inhaled corticosteroids and formoterol maintenance therapy

  3. Budesonide - Wikipedia

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    The inhaled form is generally safe in pregnancy. [16] Budesonide chiefly acts as a glucocorticoid. [16] Budesonide was initially patented in 1973. [17] Commercial use as an asthma medication began in 1981. [18] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [19] Some forms are available as a generic medication.

  4. 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 ]

  5. Fluticasone propionate - Wikipedia

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    Fluticasone propionate, sold under the brand names Flovent and Flonase among others, is a glucocorticoid steroid medication. [8] When inhaled it is used for the long term management of asthma and COPD. [8] In the nose it is used for hay fever and nasal polyps. [9] [10] It can also be used for mouth ulcers. [11] It works by decreasing inflammation.

  6. Fluticasone/salmeterol - Wikipedia

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    While the use of inhaled steroids and long-acting beta2‑adrenergic agonists are recommended for the resulting improvement in control of symptoms of asthma, [10] concerns have been raised that salmeterol may increase the risk of death due to asthma, and this additional risk is not reduced by the addition of inhaled steroids. [11]

  7. Here's What An Asthma Attack Actually Feels Like ... - AOL

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    Asthma Attack. Mayo Clinic. Asthma Facts & Figures. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). Bronchodilators & Asthma. Cleveland Clinic. Common Asthma Triggers.

  8. Glucocorticoid - Wikipedia

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    Glucocorticoids are corticosteroids that bind to the glucocorticoid receptor [1] that is present in almost every vertebrate animal cell. The name "glucocorticoid" is a portmanteau ( gluco se + cort ex + ster oid ) and is composed from its role in regulation of glucose metabolism , synthesis in the adrenal cortex , and its steroidal structure ...

  9. Corticosteroid - Wikipedia

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    Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.Two main classes of corticosteroids, glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, are involved in a wide range of physiological processes, including stress response, immune response, and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism ...