Salmeterol: Metered- Dose Inhaler, Asthma, Long Acting Beta- Adrenoceptor Agonist - Tapa blanda

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Salmeterol is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic receptor agonist drug that is currently prescribed for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is currently available as a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) or a proprietary disk-styled" inhaler that releases a powdered form of the drug.It is a long acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist (LABA), usually only prescribed for severe persistent asthma following previous treatment with a short-acting beta agonist such as salbutamol and is prescribed concurrently with a corticosteroid, such as beclomethasone. The primary noticeable difference of salmeterol to salbutamol is that the duration of action lasts approximately 12 hours in comparison with 4–6 hours of salbutamol."