Drug combination used to manage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Pharmaceutical compound
Aclidinium bromide/formoterol, sold under the brand names Duaklir and Brimica, is a fixed-dose combination medication for inhalation, used in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).[5] It consists of aclidinium bromide, a long-acting muscarinic antagonist, and formoterol, a long-acting β2 agonist.[3][4]
References
- ^ “Duaklir Genuair 340 micrograms /12 micrograms inhalation powder – Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)”. (emc). 9 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ “Duaklir Pressair- aclidinium bromide and formoterol fumarte powder, metered”. DailyMed. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b “Duaklir Genuair EPAR”. European Medicines Agency (EMA). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ a b “Brimica Genuair EPAR”. European Medicines Agency (EMA). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ D’Urzo AD, Singh D, Donohue JF, Chapman KR, Wise RA (September 2021). “Aclidinium bromide/formoterol fumarate as a treatment for COPD: an update”. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 15 (9): 1093–1106. doi:10.1080/17476348.2021.1920403. PMID 34137664. S2CID 235460050.
External links
- “Aclidinium bromide”. Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020.
- “Formoterol fumarate”. Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017.
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