Asthma
Unlike albuterol, which is limited to 3 canisters per year under GINA guidelines, this combination inhaler can be prescribed at least 4 times a year as it expires 90 days after opening.
What is Symbicort?
This drug is used to treat GERD in pregnancy and can cause bezoar formation.
What is sucralfate?
ACG Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
This is the drug class of choice for chronic rhinitis.
What are intranasal corticosteroids?
A protein bar is 100 calories, in order for it to be a good protein bar, it should contain this many grams of protein.
What is 10 grams?
10% of the calories should come from protein.
In the Anti-Inflammatory Reliever (AIR) therapy approach, Symbicort should be prescribed as needed at this strength and dose.
What is 160/4.5 mcg, 1 inhalation as needed?
This component of Breztri requires a higher dose when used for asthma.
What is glycopyrrolate?
9 mcg for COPD vs. 18 mcg for asthma
For patients with uncontrolled GERD symptoms on a once-daily PPI, this dosing strategy is preferred.
What is twice-daily dosing?
This medication can be prescribed for patients with rhinitis that fail Dymista or Flonase. It contains the same active ingredient as Flonase, but at a higher dose and is delivered via an exhalation device.
What is XHANCE?
For patients at low/borderline to intermediate cardiovascular risk, this is the target LDL-C level for primary prevention.
What is LDL <100 mg/dL?
This rescue inhaler can be used with any maintenance inhaler except Symbicort.
What is AIRSUPRA?
You can’t mix B2 agonists, but you can mix ICS.
This problem can occur when a patient uses Pepcid every night.
What is tolerance?
Loss of pH control after one month of bedtime H2RA therapy.
ACG Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
This new drug can be used in people aged 12 years and older to prevent getting sick after exposure to COVID‑19.
What is Xocova (ensitrelvir)?
According to GINA, as-needed ICS-formoterol reduces the risk of what by approximately 65% compared with SABA alone?
What are emergency department visits and hospitalizations?
This PPI indicated for GERD cannot be given twice a day.
What is dexlansoprazole?
While Dymista is dosed at 1 spray per nostril twice daily, Azelastine 0.15% solution is dosed at this amount for rhinitis.
What is 2 sprays per nostril twice daily?
Azelastine 0.15%: delivers 205.5 mcg azelastine hydrochloride/spray (CAN BE USED ONCE DAILY)
Azelastine 0.1% solution: delivers 137 mcg azelastine hydrochloride/spray
Dymista: Delivers 137mcg azelastine / spray
Patients taking GLP-1 medications should aim for at least this much protein per kg per day to help preserve muscle during weight loss.
What is 1.2-1.6 g/kg/day?