Indications
Administration/Absorption- proprietary "disk-styled" inhaler that releases a powdered form
- prescribed concurrently with a corticosteroid, such as beclomethasone
DistributionMechanism- long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist (LABA)
- chain length of 11-atoms from the amine
- bulkiness makes the
compound more lipophilic and it also makes it β receptor selective
- long duration of formoterol action occurs by the formoterol molecules
initially diffusing into the plasma membrane of the lung cells
- then slowly being released back outside the cell where they can come
into contact with the beta-2 adrenoceptors
ExcretionSide effects |
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