Asthma

ALLERGIC & COPD Medications

RHINITIS TREATMENTS
SABA Relievers CORTICOSTEROID ANTIHISTAMINE ICS/LABAANTIHISTAMINE/ SALINE

ICS, inhaled corticosteroid | LABA, long-acting beta2 agonist | LAMA, long-acting muscarinic antagonist | SABA, short-acting beta2 agonist | SAMA, short-acting muscarinic antagonist
ICS Preventers COMBINATIONS LAMA Medications
CORTICOSTEROID

Ventolin Inhaler † ^ Asmol Inhaler † ^ Flixotide Inhaler † Fluticasone Cipla Inhaler † Seretide MDI a Fluticasone + Salmeterol Spiriva Respimat # ‡/a Spiriva Handihaler #
salbutamol 100mcg salbutamol 100mcg fluticasone propionate fluticasone propionate fluticasone propionate/salmeterol Cipla Inhaler a tiotropium 2.5mcg tiotropium 18mcg
50mcg* • 125mcg • 250mcg 125mcg • 250mcg 50/25 • 125/25 • 250/25 c fluticasone propionate/salmeterol
*Flixotide Junior 125/25 • 250/25 c

Flixonase Avamys* Omnaris* Azep Dymista* Fess Saline Spray (nasal spray)
fluticasone propionate fluticasone furoate ciclesonide azelastine azelastine/fluticasone propionate
Sodium chloride
50mcg 27.5mcg 50mcg 125mcg 125mcg/50mcg
9mg/mL

Bricanyl Turbuhaler a c Airomir Autohaler ‡ # ANTICHOLINERGIC

terbutaline 500mcg salbutamol 100mcg Flixotide Accuhaler † QVAR Inhaler † Seretide Accuhaler a Flutiform Inhaler a Braltus Zonda # Bretaris Genuair #
fluticasone propionate beclometasone fluticasone propionate/salmeterol fluticasone propionate/formoterol tiotropium 13mcg aclidinium 322mcg
100mcg* • 250mcg • 500mcg 50mcg • 100mcg 100/50 • 250/50 • 500/50 c 50/5 • 125/5 • 250/10
Resources sAMA medication

TREATMENT
GUIDELINES
Australian Asthma
Handbook:
asthmahandbook.org.au
COPD-X Plan:
Atrovent Metered Aerosol † ^ Pulmicort Turbuhaler † QVAR Autohaler ‡ Symbicort Turbuhaler a DuoResp Spiromax a Seebri Breezhaler # Incruse Ellipta #
ipratropium 21mcg budesonide budesonide/formoterol Atrovent Nasalbudesonide/formoterol umeclidinium 62.5mcg
Beconase
copdx.org.au Rhinocort Hayfever • Rhinocort* Nasonex Allergy • Nasonex*beclometasone Zyrtec • glycopyrronium
Fess Sinu Cleanse 50mcg
(nasal irrigation)
beclometasone budesonide† 100mcg • 200mcg • 400mcg
mometasone † 50mcg • 100mcg levocabastine 100/6 • 200/6 • 400/12 c Atrovent Nasal200/6
Forte• 400/12 c Sodium chloride
50mcg 32mcg • 64mcg 50mcg 0.5mg/mL ipratropium 9mg/mL
† Non steroidal
generic brands also available
22mcg • 44mcg
LAmA/LAbA COMBINATIONS
multiple brands available
Inhaler Preventer
Technique
How-to videos, patient and DECONGESTANT
practitioner information
nationalasthma.org.au

Inhalers/MDIs should Montelukast Tablet a Symbicort Rapihaler a Breo Ellipta a Brimica Genuair c
be used with a Alvesco Inhaler † Arnuity Ellipta † Spiolto Respimat c
montelukast
ciclesonide fluticasone furoate budesonide/formoterol fluticasone furoate/vilanterol tiotropium/olodaterol aclidinium/formoterol
compatible spacer 4mg • 5mg • 10mg
80mcg • 160mcg 50mcg • 100mcg • 200mcg 50/3 • 100/3 • 200/6 c 100/25 c • 200/25 2.5/2.5 340/12
Generic medicine suppliers

How-to videos Laba medications ICS/LAMA/LABA

MediFess Value Pack ‡
Livostin Decongestant Decongestant Spray Tish Otrivin Plus
xylometazoline oxymetazoline tramazoline xylometazoline/ipratropium
sodium chloride mometasone† levocabastine
82mcg 0.5mg/mL/0.6mg/mL
9mg/mL 50mcg 0.5mg/mL multiple brands available
‡
available only as value pack short-term use only

*Available by prescription only. PBS subsidisation is not available on most nasal sprays. RPBS subsidisation is available for selected nasal sprays - check current criteria.

Oxis Turbuhaler ‡ Serevent Accuhaler ‡ Onbrez Breezhaler # Fostair Inhaler a Ultibro Breezhaler c Anoro Ellipta c Trelegy Ellipta c
formoterol salmeterol indacaterol beclometasone/formoterol indacaterol/glycopyrronium umeclidinium/vilanterol fluticasone furoate/
6mcg • 12mcg 50mcg 150mcg • 300mcg 100/6 110/50 62.5/25 umeclidinium/vilanterol
all units in mcg all units in mcg 100/62.5/25mcg

This chart was developed independently by the National Asthma Council Australia with support from
PBS PRESCRIBERS † Asthma unrestricted benefit ‡ Asthma restricted benefit a Asthma authority required ^ COPD unrestricted benefit # COPD restricted benefit C
COPD authority required
Mylan Health, Chiesi Australia, GSK Australia & AstraZeneca Australia
Check TGA and PBS for current age and condition criteria
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