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. 2017 Feb 3;140(4):1004–1014.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.12.963

Table E5.

List of medications

Patient ID Asthma medications (ICS, LABA, oral steroid and SABA) Oral steroid Medication by pharmacologic class Others
002NRA Advair 250/50 bid, Xopenex prn No
003NRA Symbicort 160/4.5 2 puffs bid, albuterol prn No
004NRA Proventil prn, Advair HFA 230/12 bid No
005NRA Alvesco 80 μg qd, Albuterol prn No
007NRA Alvesco 80 μg 2 puffs qd, Albuterol MDI prn No
008NRA Xopenex prn, Advair 100/50 No
009NRA Advair 250/50 bid No
010NRA Flovent 220 bid, albuterol prn No
011NRA Dulera 100/5 bid, albuterol prn No
012NRA QVAR 80 bid, albuterol prn No
013NRA Flovent 44 2 puffs bid No
014NRA Alvesco 160; Xopenex prn No
015NRA QVAR 80 2 puffs/d No
016NRA QVAR 80 2 puffs/bid; albuterol prn No
017NRA Flovent 220 bid No
018NRA Flovent 220 bid, albuterol prn No
022NRA Dulera 100/5 bid No
024NRA QVAR 2 puffs bid No
026NRA Advair 100/50 bid No
027NRA Alvesco 160 2 puffs/d; Xopenex prn No
028NRA Flovent 110 2 puffs/d, albuterol prn No
029NRA Advair 250/50 bid; ProAir prn No
030NRA Advair 250/50 bid; albuterol once/wk No
036NRA QVAR 80 2 puffs/d; albuterol prn No
039NRA Pulmicort 180 μg/d, ProAir prn No
040NRA Dulera 100/50 2 puffs bid; Ventolin prn No
042NRA QVAR 80 2 puffs/d; Proventil prn No
044NRA Advair 100/50 bid No
046NRA Advair 100/50, Proventil prn No
049NRA QVAR 80 bid No
001R Advair 500/50 bid, monthly prednisone tapers, QVAR 160 μg bid Yes
002R Spiriva 18 μg/d, Symbicort 160/4.5 2× bid, albuterol prn, Singulair 10 mg/d, QVAR 80 μg 4× bid No LAMA, ICS, LTRA
003R Dulera 200/5.0 2× bid, fluticasone 220 2× bid, Xopenex prn No ICS
004R Prednisone 40 mg/d; Symbicort 160 2× bid; Combivent 2 puffs prn; DuoNeb prn Yes LAMA
005R Advair HFA 230/21 2 puffs bid; albuterol prn, prednisone, Singulair 10 mg qd, Proventil Yes LTRA
006R Dulera 200 two puffs bid; albuterol neb prn, Acapella device No
007R 40 mg prednisone daily, Advair 500/50 bid, Singulair 10 mg/d Yes LTRA
008R Symbicort 160/4.5 2 puffs bid; QVAR 4 puffs bid; Proventil prn No ICS
009R Advair 500/50 bid, QVAR 80 2× bid, Singulair 10 mg No ICS, LTRA
010R Advair 250/50 bid; Singulair 10 mg/d; ProAir prn No LTRA
011R Advair 250/50 bid, Ventolin 2× bid No
012R Advair 500/50 bid, Singulair 10 mg qd, Spiriva once daily, Xopenex neb prn No LAMA, LTRA
013R Advair 500/50 bid, Flovent 110 twice bid, Singulair 10 mg/d, Ventolin prn No ICS, LTRA
015R Advair HFA 230/21 2 puffs bid, prednisone 60 mg qd, Ventolin prn, Combivent 18-103 prn Yes LAMA
016R Xolair, Symbicort 160/4.5 two puffs bid, Spiriva qd, theophylline 900 mg qd, albuterol neb prn No LAMA, theophylline, Xolair
017R Symbicort 160/4.5 2 puffs bid; Alvesco 160 2 puffs bid; Xopenex prn No ICS
018R Zyflo CR 1200 mg bid; Advair HFA 230/21 two puffs bid No Zileuton
020R Prednisone 60 mg qd; Singulair 10mg qd; Advair 500/50 bid Yes LTRA
021R Albuterol HFA prn; Asmanex 220 μg bid; prednisone 15 mg qd; Serevent bid; Zyflo 600 mg qd Yes Zileuton
022R Dulera 200/5.0 2 puffs bid, Pulmicort 180 μg 2 puffs bid, Singulair 10 mg qd, Ventolin prn No ICS, LTRA
023R Advair 500/50 bid, Ventolin 2 puffs every 4 h, DuoNeb prn No
024R Theophylline 300 mg 3×/d; albuterol neb prn; Ventolin HFA prn; Symbicort 160-4.5 μg 2 puffs bid; Spiriva HandiHaler 18 μg qd; Alvesco 160 μg 2 puffs bid; Accolate 20 mg bid; prednisone 2 mg/d Yes LAMA, LTRA, Theophylline
025R Advair 500/50 bid, ProAir HFA prn No
026R Singulair 10 mg, Daliresp 500 mg, Advair 500/50 bid; Alvesco 160 bid; prednisone taper prn on monthly basis, Proventil MDI prn; albuterol neb prn; Xolair Yes LTRA, roflumilast, Xolair
028R Prednisone 20 mg bid; Symbicort 160/4.5 two puffs bid and QVAR 80 μg 2-4 puffs BID; albuterol HFA or neb PRN Yes
029R 20 mg prednisone; theophylline 300 mg 3×/d; Spiriva neb prn every 2-4 h; albuterol every 2-4 h; Zyflo 600 mg bid; Advair 230/21 two puffs bid; Xolair 150 mg every 2 mo Yes LAMA, LTRA, theophylline, Xolair, zileuton
030R ProAir HFA; prednisone taper ongoing; Dulera 200-5 2 puffs bid Yes
031R 30 mg Prednisone; albuterol/ipratropium neb bid; Dulera 200/5 two puffs bid; Albuterol prn; Xolair Yes LAMA, Xolair
032R Advair 230/21 two puffs BID No
033R Symbicort 160/4.5 two puffs BID; DuoNeb No
034R Advair 500/50 BID; ProAir 2 puffs prn; QVAR 80 three puffs bid No ICS
035R Spiriva 18 μg/d; Flovent HFA 220 μg 2 puffs bid; Ventolin and Xopenex prn No LAMA
036R Advair 500/50 with QVAR 80 two puffs bid No
037R 10 mg Prednisone/d; Advair 500/50 bid; Pro-Air prn Yes
038R Albuterol HFA prn; Proventil HFA 108 prn; Pulmicort 180 2 puffs bid; QVAR 2 puffs bid No ICS
039R Symbicort 160/4.5 two puffs bid; QVAR 2 puffs bid; ProAir and albuterol neb prn; Zyrtec 10 mg No ICS
041R Albuterol neb prn; Albuterol HFA prn; Dulera AERO 2 puffs bid; Prednisone 10 mg every other day Yes
042R 5 mg/d Prednisone, Advair 500/50 bid; Spiriva 18 μg/d; albuterol neb daily prn Yes LAMA
043R Symbicort 160 two puffs bid; Flovent 110 two puffs once/day; Xopenex neb BID; Spiriva qd No ICS, LAMA
046R Symbicort 160/4.5 two puffs bid; prednisone 20 mg every other day Yes
047R Ipratropium-albuterol for neb prn; Advair HFA AERO No LAMA
048R Albuterol prn; Dulera 200-5 two puffs bid No
049R Advair 500/50 bid; Prednisone 10 mg 3×/wk; albuterol prn; Xolair; ProAir HFA 2 puffs every 4-6 h Yes Xolair
050R Dulera 100/5 two puffs bid; QVAR 80 two puffs bid; Zyflo 1200 mg bid; prednisone 20 mg qd; nasal saline washes Yes
051R Advair 500/50 BID No
052R Dulera 200/5 2 puffs bid; Ventolin prn; Zyrtec 10-20 mg; Nasonex prn; Albuterol neb prn No
053R Advair HFA 230 two puffs bid; fluticasone nasal spray, theophylline 300 bid, albuterol prn No
054R Symbicort 160/4.5 two puffs bid; QVAR 80 μg 3 puffs bid; montelukast 10 mg; Allegra 180 mg; Fluticasone 50 μg; Ventolin prn; NSW No
055R Albuterol nebs/MDI prn; Brovana 15 μg neb bid; budesonide 1000 mg neb bid; Pulmicort; Omeprazole 40 mg bid; ranitidine No
056R Albuterol neb tid; Symbicort 160/4.5 two puffs bid, Singulair 10 mg; saline nasal rinse with budesonide 0.5 mg twice a day No
057R Albuterol nebulizer treatment every 4 h; Dulera 200/5 two puffs bid; Asmanex to 2 puffs bid, ProAir prn; Spiriva daily; Flonase; Singulair No
058R Dulera 200-5MCG/ACT 2 puffs bis; ProAir inhaler prn; Singulair 10 mg; Zyrtec; Zetonna; QVAR 2 puffs bid, Nexium 40 mg No Xolair, Zetonna
059R Prednisone 10 mg/d, ProAir HFA prn; Dulera 200/5 2p bid; DuoNeb prn Yes
060R Xopenex and Atrovent nebulizers prn; Symbicort 160 two puffs bid No
061R Singulair; albuterol nebulizer prn; Advair 500/50 bid, Cetirizine prn, Flonase No
062R Advair 500 μg bid, albuterol MDI/neb No
063R Alvesco, methylprednisolone 4 mg qd, Prilosec, Qnasl, Spiriva, Symbicort 160, Theophylline 300 mg bid, Ventolin prn, Zyrtec, Nasacort, Patanase nasal solution Yes Theophylline
066R Pulmicort 180 μg 2 puffs bid, Symbicort 160/4.5 two puffs bid, theophylline, DuoNeb No Theophylline
067R QVAR 80 μg 2 puffs twice daily; Symbicort 160/4.5 two puffs twice daily; albuterol nebs prn; Singulair 10 mg/d No Flonase prn; NSW prn Lipitor, Lisinopril
068R Albuterol inhaler/neb prn, Symbicort 160 two puffs bid, QVAR 80 two puffs bid, Zyrtec Yes

bid, Twice daily; HFA, hydrofluoroalkane; LABA, long-acting β-agonist; LAMA, long-acting muscarinic antagonist; LTRA, leukotriene receptor antagonist; MDI, metered-dose inhaler; prn, as necessary; qd, one daily; tid, 3 times daily.