Beta-2 agonists (long-acting / LABAs)
- Long-acting bronchodilators
- COPD: core maintenance therapy
- Asthma: use WITH inhaled corticosteroid
- Formoterol rapid onset enables MART/AIR
- Salmeterol has slower onset
- Tremor/tachycardia can occur
- LABA monotherapy is unsafe in asthma
Class at a glance
- Long-acting bronchodilators
Members / distinctions
- COPD: core maintenance therapy
Clinical role
- Asthma: use WITH inhaled corticosteroid
- Formoterol rapid onset enables MART/AIR
Other member distinctions
- Salmeterol has slower onset
- Tremor/tachycardia can occur
- LABA monotherapy is unsafe in asthma
Self-check
- Which LABA has slower onset?
Salmeterol.
Drugs in this class (6)
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