The physician asks the therapist to recommend a long-acting b-agonist for a patient.Which of the following medications should the therapist recommend?

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Formoterol is indicated for long-term,twice daily (morning and evening)administration in the maintenance treatment of asthma and prevention of bronchospasm in adults and children 5 years of age and older.Formoterol is also indicated for the acute prevention of EIB in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older.Formoterol is available as a single agent in a hard gelatin capsule containing a dry powder blend of 12 µg of formoterol and 25 mg of lactose that is intended for oral inhalation only.Formoterol is also available in a solution for nebulization and in an MDI in combination with budesonide approved for use in patients 12 years of age and older.

The Physician Asks the Therapist to Recommend a Long-Acting B-Agonist