System
Mr. Dipti Sortc
,Anti-Asthmatic Drugs
• Adrenergic Agonist
•Classified as: or
L Bronchodilators: sympathomimetics.
2. Anticholinergic. • Methylxanthines.
3. Mast cell stabilizers
4. Corticosteroids.
5. Anti-histamines.
,Bronchodilators: Adrenergic agonist or
sympathomimetics
•Mechanism of action: They
causes widening of the
airway by relaxing bronchial
smooth muscles by stimulate
beta receptors.
, Drug examples & Doses
S. No. Drugs Doses
i Salbutamol 2-4 mg orally
2 Terbutaline 5mg orally.
3 Fonnoterol 80 mcg B.D. orally
4 Albuterol 200-400 mcg inhaled every 6 hrly.