β2 Agonist

2 Drugs classified under this drug class

Corticosteroid, β2 Agonist. Beclometasone Dipropionate 100 mcg/metered dose, 200 mcg/metered dose, Formoterol Fumarate (dihydrate) 6 mcg/metered dose.
INHALER.(pressurised  sol. for inhal.):1×120 actuat.
Asthma: Maint. therapy for pts. 18 yrs. and above- 1, 2 inhal. ×2/d. max. dly. dose is 4 inhal. Maint. & reliever ther.: Pts. 18 yrs. and above- 1 inhal. ×2/d. max. dly. dose is 8 inhal.COPD: For pts. 18 yrs. and above- 2 inhal. ×2/d. See lit.
Asthma: Regular tmt. of asthma where use of a combin. product (inhaled corticost.&long-acting β2-agonist) is approp. Pts. not adequate. control. with inhal. corticoster. and ‘as needed’ inhal. rapid-act. beta2-agonist. Pts. already adequat. control. on both inhal. corticoster. and long-act. β2-agonist. COPD :Symptom. tmt. of pts. with severe COPD (FEV1 < 50% predicted normal) and a hist. of repeated exacerb., who have signific. sympt. despite regular ther. with long-act. bronchodilators.
C/I: Hypersens.

Anticholinergic, β2 Agonist. Tiotropium (as bromide monohydrate) 2.5 mcg, Olodaterol (as hydrochloride) 2.5 mcg.
INHALER (sol. for inhal.): 1×60 puffs (30 med. doses). The recom. dose: 2 puffs (5 mcg tiotropium+5 mcg olodaterol) once dly., at the same time of the day.
Maint. bronchodilator tmt. to relieve sympt. in adult pts. with COPD.
C/I: Hypersens. History of hypersens. to atropine or its derivatives, e.g. ipratropium or oxitropium.