Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), short- and long-acting β 2-agonists (SABA and LABA), long ... AstraZeneca), which are ICS–LABA combinations, are other popular COPD drugs. A major limitation ...

LABA, LTRA, omalizumab and theophylline. Current rescue drugs for asthma include short-acting β 2 agonists (SABA), short-acting muscarinic antagonists (SAMA), systemic corticosteroids and in some ...

First, ICS/LABA isn't approved for as-needed use by the US Food and Drug Administration (they only ... The GINA guidelines suggest that SABA can be used instead of formoterol (or other LABA ...

Formoterol (found in Symbicort, Dulera, and as a generic) is an example of a quick-acting LABA. Unfortunately, salmeterol ...