Table 1.
Suggested dosing of inhaled corticosteroids for asthma therapy in adults and adolescents (≥ 12 years).
| Total daily corticosteroid dose | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic name | Trade name | Inhaler type | Dosage forms | Dosing frequency | Low | Medium | High |
| Beclomethasone | QVAR® | HFA | 40 mcg 80 mcg |
Twice daily | 80–160 mcg/day | 240–320 mcg/day | 480–640 mcg/day |
| Budesonide | Pulmicort Flexhaler® |
DPI | 90 mcg 180 mcg |
Twice daily | 180–360 mcg/day | 540–720 mcg/day | 1080–1440 mcg/day |
| Ciclesonide | Alvesco® | MDA | 80 mcg 160 mcg |
Twice daily | 160 mcg/day | 320 mcg/day | 640 mcg/day |
| Fluticasone | Flovent® Diskus |
DPI | 50 mcg 100 mcg 250 mcg |
Twice daily | 200 mcg/day | 400 mcg/day | 500–1000 mcg/day |
| Fluticasone | Flovent® HFA |
HFA | 44 mcg 110 mcg 220 mcg |
Twice daily | 88–176 mcg/day | 220–440 mcg/day | 880–1760 mcg/day |
| Mometasone | Asmanex® Twisthaler® |
DPI | 220 mcg | Once or twice daily | 220 mcg/day | 440 mcg/day | 880 mcg/day |
Abbreviations: inh, inhalation; HFA, hydrofluoroalkane inhaler; MDA, metered dose aerosol; DPI, dry powder inhaler.