Inhalers and How to Use

1) Metered dose inhalers: · Vental: Salbutamol (100mcg/dose). · Ventoline: Salbutamol (100mcg). · Atrovent: Ipratropium bromide (20mcg). · Combivent: Salbutamol (100mcg) + Ipratropium bromide (200mcg). · Clinil Compostum: Salbutamol (100mcg) + Beclomethasone dipropionate (50mcg). · Clinil Forte: Beclomethasone dipropionate (250mcg). · Beclasone: Beclomethasone dipropionate (20mcg). · Berotec: Fenoterol hydrobromide (200mcg). · Pulmicort: Budesonide (200mcg). 2) Handihalers: as Spiriva: Tiotropium (18mcg). 3) Diskus: · Ventoline: Salbutamol (200mcg). · Seretide: Salmeterol (50mcg) + Fluticasone propionate (250/500mcg). · Flixotide: Fluticasone propionate (50/100mcg). · Serevent: Salmeterol (25mcg). 4) Turbohalers: as Symbicort: Formoterol (4.5mcg) + Budesonide (160mcg). 5) Caps-halers: · Foradil: Formoterol fumarate (12mcg/cap.). · Miflonide: Budesonide (400mcg/cap.). 6) Aerosols: · Atrovent: Ipratropium bromide. · Farcoline: Salbutamol (0.5mg/ml). · Combivent: Salbutamol (0.1mg) + Ipratropium bromide (0.2mg). 7) Others: · Spinhalers: as Intal: Na cromoglycate (5mg/dose). · Medihaler: Isoprenaline sulphate (80mcg). · Rotahalers: not used in Egypt.