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What is Salmeterol
Salmeterol is an inhaled long-acting inhaled beta-2 agonist (LABA) that is given twice daily.
It is indicated for the maintenance treatment of asthma in combination with an asthma controller medication (i.e., inhaled corticosteroid [ICS]), for the prevention of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB), and for the maintenance treatment of bronchospasm associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The oral powder for inhalation (Serevent Diskus) is approved in adults and pediatric patients as young as 4 years of age.
Brand Name
- Serevent
- Serevent Diskus
Indications
- altitude sickness prophylaxis
- asthma
- bronchospasm prophylaxis
- chronic bronchitis
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- emphysema
- exercise-induced bronchospasm prophylaxis
Side Effects
- anaphylactoid reactions
- angina
- angioedema
- anxiety
- arthralgia
- asthma-related death
- bone pain
- bronchospasm
- candidiasis
- contact dermatitis
- cough
- dental pain
- dizziness
- dyspepsia
- elevated hepatic enzymes
- fatigue
- headache
- hyperglycemia
- hypertension
- hypokalemia
- hypotension
- infection
- influenza
- insomnia
- laryngospasm
- malaise
- migraine
- muscle cramps
- musculoskeletal pain
- nasal congestion
- nausea
- palpitations
- paresthesias
- pharyngitis
- QT prolongation
- rash
- rhinitis
- sinus tachycardia
- sinusitis
- tracheitis
- tremor
- urticaria
- vomiting
- wheezing
- xerostomia
Monitoring Parameters
- pulmonary function tests (PFTs)
Contraindications
- acute bronchospasm
- alcoholism
- asthma-related death
- bradycardia
- breast-feeding
- cardiac arrhythmias
- cardiac disease
- children
- coronary artery disease
- diabetes mellitus
- females
- geriatric
- heart failure
- hepatic disease
- hypertension
- hyperthyroidism
- hypocalcemia
- hypokalemia
- hypomagnesemia
- infants
- labor
- malnutrition
- MAOI therapy
- milk protein hypersensitivity
- monotherapy treatment of asthma
- myocardial infarction
- paradoxical bronchospasm
- pheochromocytoma
- pregnancy
- QT prolongation
- seizure disorder
- seizures
- status asthmaticus
- tachycardia
- thyroid disease
- thyrotoxicosis
Interactions
- Abarelix
- Acebutolol
- Acetaminophen; Aspirin, ASA; Caffeine
- Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine
- Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Dihydrocodeine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Magnesium Salicylate; Phenyltoloxamine
- Acetaminophen; Caffeine; Phenyltoloxamine; Salicylamide
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Acetaminophen; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine; Phenyltoloxamine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Acetaminophen; Dichloralphenazone; Isometheptene
- Acetaminophen; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Acetaminophen; Pseudoephedrine
- Aclidinium; Formoterol
- Acrivastine; Pseudoephedrine
- Alfuzosin
- Amiodarone
- Amitriptyline
- Amitriptyline; Chlordiazepoxide
- Amoxicillin; Clarithromycin; Lansoprazole
- Amoxicillin; Clarithromycin; Omeprazole
- Amphetamine
- Amphetamine; Dextroamphetamine
- Amphetamine; Dextroamphetamine Salts
- Amprenavir
- Anagrelide
- Apomorphine
- Aripiprazole
- Arsenic Trioxide
- Artemether; Lumefantrine
- Articaine; Epinephrine
- Asenapine
- Aspirin, ASA; Butalbital; Caffeine
- Aspirin, ASA; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine
- Aspirin, ASA; Caffeine; Dihydrocodeine
- Aspirin, ASA; Caffeine; Orphenadrine
- Atazanavir
- Atazanavir; Cobicistat
- Atenolol
- Atenolol; Chlorthalidone
- Atomoxetine
- Azithromycin
- Bedaquiline
- Bendroflumethiazide; Nadolol
- Benzphetamine
- Beta-adrenergic blockers
- Betaxolol
- Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium; Metronidazole; Tetracycline
- Bismuth Subsalicylate; Metronidazole; Tetracycline
- Bisoprolol
- Bisoprolol; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Boceprevir
- Brimonidine; Timolol
- Brompheniramine; Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine
- Brompheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Brompheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Budesonide; Formoterol
- Bumetanide
- Buprenorphine
- Buprenorphine; Naloxone
- Caffeine
- Caffeine; Ergotamine
- Carbetapentane; Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine
- Carbetapentane; Phenylephrine; Pyrilamine
- Carbetapentane; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
- Carbinoxamine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Carbinoxamine; Phenylephrine
- Carbinoxamine; Pseudoephedrine
- Carteolol
- Carvedilol
- Ceritinib
- Cetirizine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlophedianol; Dexchlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlophedianol; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Chloroquine
- Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Dihydrocodeine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine
- Chlorpheniramine; Pseudoephedrine
- Chlorpromazine
- Ciprofloxacin
- Cisapride
- Citalopram
- Clarithromycin
- Clofazimine
- Clomipramine
- Clozapine
- Cobicistat
- Cocaine
- Codeine; Phenylephrine; Promethazine
- Codeine; Promethazine
- Crizotinib
- Darunavir
- Darunavir; Cobicistat
- Darunavir; Cobicistat; Emtricitabine; Tenofovir alafenamide
- Dasabuvir; Ombitasvir; Paritaprevir; Ritonavir
- Dasatinib
- Degarelix
- Desipramine
- Desloratadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Deutetrabenazine
- Dexchlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine
- Dextroamphetamine
- Dextromethorphan; Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
- Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Dextromethorphan; Promethazine
- Dextromethorphan; Quinidine
- Diethylpropion
- Dihydrocodeine; Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Diphenhydramine; Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
- Diphenhydramine; Phenylephrine
- Disopyramide
- Dobutamine
- Dofetilide
- Dolasetron
- Dolutegravir; Rilpivirine
- Donepezil
- Donepezil; Memantine
- Dopamine
- Dorzolamide; Timolol
- Doxepin
- Dronedarone
- Droperidol
- Efavirenz
- Efavirenz; Emtricitabine; Tenofovir
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- Eliglustat
- Elvitegravir; Cobicistat; Emtricitabine; Tenofovir Alafenamide
- Elvitegravir; Cobicistat; Emtricitabine; Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
- Emtricitabine; Rilpivirine; Tenofovir alafenamide
- Emtricitabine; Rilpivirine; Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate
- Encorafenib
- Enflurane
- Entrectinib
- Ephedrine
- Epinephrine
- Eribulin
- Erythromycin
- Erythromycin; Sulfisoxazole
- Escitalopram
- Esmolol
- Ethacrynic Acid
- Ezogabine
- Fexofenadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Fingolimod
- Flecainide
- Fluconazole
- Fluoxetine
- Fluoxetine; Olanzapine
- Fluphenazine
- Fluvoxamine
- Formoterol
- Formoterol; Mometasone
- Fosamprenavir
- Foscarnet
- Furosemide
- Gemifloxacin
- Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin
- Gilteritinib
- Glasdegib
- Glycopyrrolate; Formoterol
- Goserelin
- Granisetron
- Guaifenesin; Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine
- Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine
- Halofantrine
- Haloperidol
- Halothane
- Histrelin
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Metoprolol
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Propranolol
- Hydrocodone; Phenylephrine
- Hydrocodone; Potassium Guaiacolsulfonate; Pseudoephedrine
- Hydrocodone; Pseudoephedrine
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Hydroxyzine
- Ibuprofen; Pseudoephedrine
- Ibutilide
- Iloperidone
- Imipramine
- Indacaterol
- Indacaterol; Glycopyrrolate
- Inotuzumab Ozogamicin
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- Isoflurane
- Isoproterenol
- Itraconazole
- Ivosidenib
- Ketoconazole
- Labetalol
- Lapatinib
- Lefamulin
- Lenvatinib
- Leuprolide
- Leuprolide; Norethindrone
- Levobetaxolol
- Levobunolol
- Levofloxacin
- Levomethadyl
- Levothyroxine
- Levothyroxine; Liothyronine (Porcine)
- Levothyroxine; Liothyronine (Synthetic)
- Linezolid
- Liothyronine
- Lisdexamfetamine
- Lithium
- Lofexidine
- Lomefloxacin
- Loop diuretics
- Loperamide
- Loperamide; Simethicone
- Lopinavir; Ritonavir
- Loratadine; Pseudoephedrine
- Macimorelin
- Maprotiline
- Mefloquine
- Meperidine; Promethazine
- Mesoridazine
- Methacholine
- Methadone
- Methamphetamine
- Metoprolol
- Metronidazole
- Midodrine
- Midostaurin
- Mifepristone
- Mirtazapine
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
- Moxifloxacin
- Nadolol
- Naproxen; Pseudoephedrine
- Nebivolol
- Nebivolol; Valsartan
- Nefazodone
- Nelfinavir
- Nilotinib
- Norepinephrine
- Norfloxacin
- Nortriptyline
- Octreotide
- Ofloxacin
- Olanzapine
- Ombitasvir; Paritaprevir; Ritonavir
- Ondansetron
- Osilodrostat
- Osimertinib
- Oxaliplatin
- Ozanimod
- Paliperidone
- Panobinostat
- Pasireotide
- Pazopanib
- Penbutolol
- Pentamidine
- Perphenazine
- Perphenazine; Amitriptyline
- Phendimetrazine
- Phenelzine
- Phentermine
- Phentermine; Topiramate
- Phenylephrine
- Phenylephrine; Promethazine
- Pimavanserin
- Pimozide
- Pindolol
- Pitolisant
- Posaconazole
- Prilocaine; Epinephrine
- Primaquine
- Procainamide
- Procarbazine
- Prochlorperazine
- Promethazine
- Propafenone
- Propranolol
- Protriptyline
- Pseudoephedrine
- Quetiapine
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- Ranolazine
- Rasagiline
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- Risperidone
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- Romidepsin
- Saquinavir
- Selegiline
- Selpercatinib
- Sertraline
- Sevoflurane
- Siponimod
- Solifenacin
- Sorafenib
- Sotalol
- Sunitinib
- Tacrolimus
- Tamoxifen
- Telaprevir
- Telavancin
- Telithromycin
- Tetrabenazine
- Theophylline, Aminophylline
- Thiazide diuretics
- Thioridazine
- Thyroid hormones
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- Tipranavir
- Tolterodine
- Toremifene
- Torsemide
- Tranylcypromine
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- Tricyclic antidepressants
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- Trimipramine
- Triptorelin
- Vandetanib
- Vardenafil
- Vemurafenib
- Venlafaxine
- Voriconazole
- Vorinostat
- Ziprasidone
