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    Bronchodilator Medication for COPD

    Bronchodilators help open the airways in the lungs by relaxing smooth muscle around the
    airways. Bronchodilator medication can be short or long acting. There are different types of
    short or long acting bronchodilators that work in different ways.

    Short-Acting Bronchodilators (Short acting beta agonists,


    SABA & short-acting muscarinic antagonists, SAMA)
    These medications work quickly (within 15-20 minutes) to help decrease shortness of breath.
    Your doctor may prescribe these as-needed to decrease shortness of breath. They may also be
    prescribed before exercise.
    SABA (Short-acting inhaled beta-agonists) include:
     Proventil HFA®, ProAir®, Ventolin HFA® (albuterol).Take with MDI or RespiClick®.
     Xopenex HFA®, Xopenex® (levalbuterol), Take with MDI or nebulizer.

    SABA & SAMA (Short-acting muscarinic antagonist) combination bronchodilators


    include:
     Combivent® (albuterol and ipratropium), Take with Respimat®.
     Duoneb® (albuterol and ipratropium) Take with nebulizer.

    Long-Acting Bronchodilators
    These medications are long-acting. Long-acting bronchodilators are used regularly to open
    the airways and keep them open.
    Long-acting bronchodilators can be either LABAs (long-acting beta2 agonists) or LAMAs
    (long-acting muscarinic antogonists). LABA and LAMA are types of bronchodilators.
    LAMAs include:
     Incruse® (umeclidinium), Take once daily using Ellipta®.
     Seebri® (glycopyrrolate), Take twice daily using Respimat®
     Spiriva® (tiotropium), Take once daily using Respmat® or Handihaler®.
     Tudorza® (aclidinium), Take twice daily using Pressair®.

    LABAs include:
     Arcapta® (indacaterol), Take once daily using Ellipta
     Brovana® (arformoterol), Take twice daily using nebulizer.
     Perforomist® (formoterol), Take twice daily using nebulizer.
     Serevent® (salmeterol), Take twice daily using Discus® or MDI.
     Stiverdi® (olodaterol), Take once daily using Respimat®.

    LAMA & LABA combinations include:


     Anoro® (umeclidinium and vilanterol), Take once daily using Ellipta®.
     Stiolto® (olodaterol and tiotropium), Take once daily using Respimat®.
     Utibron® (indacaterol and glycopyrrolate), Take twice daily using Neohaler®.
     Bevespi® (glycopyrrolate and formoterol). Take twice daily using Aerosphere®.

    The long-acting bronchodilators available today are:

     aclidinium (Tudorza)
     arformoterol (Brovana)
     formoterol (Foradil, Perforomist)
     glycopyrrolate (Seebri Neohaler)
     indacaterol (Arcapta)
     olodaterol (Striverdi Respimat)
     salmeterol (Serevent)
     tiotropium (Spiriva)

     umeclidinium (Incruse Ellipta)

    Side effects of long-acting bronchodilators can include:

     dry mouth
     dizziness
     tremors
     runny nose
     irritated or scratchy throat
     upset stomach

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