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. 2016 May 25;29(3):581–632. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00101-15

TABLE 2.

Current commercially available inhaled antibiotic formulations

Antibiotic (trade name) FDA indication
Aztreonam solution (Cayston) Improvement of respiratory symptoms in patients ≥6 yr of age with CF, FEV1 of >25% and <75%, and P. aeruginosa infection
Colistin dry powder (Colobreathe) Not FDA approved; approved by the EMA for management of chronic pulmonary infections due to P. aeruginosa in patients ≥6 yr of age with CF
Tobramycin inhalation solution (Tobi) Management of CF patients >6 yr of age with P. aeruginosa infection with FEV1 of >25% and <75% on a 28-day alternating on/off schedule
Tobramycin inhalation powder (Tobi Podhaler) Management of CF patients >6 yr of age with P. aeruginosa infection with FEV1 of >25% and <80% on a 28-day alternating on/off schedule