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Estimated
Comparative Daily Dosages for Inhaled Corticosteroids
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Drug
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Low
Daily Dose
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Medium
Daily Dose
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High
Daily Dose
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Adult
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Child*
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Adult
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Child*
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Adult
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Child*
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| Beclomethasone
CFC 42 or 84µg/puff |
168-504 µg | 84-336 µg | 504-804 µg | 336-672 µg | > 840 µg | > 672 µg |
| Beclomethasone
HFA 40 or 80 µg/puff |
80-240 µg | 80-160 µg | 240-480 µg | 160-320 µg | > 480 µg | > 320 µg |
| Budesonide
DPI 200 µg/inhalation |
200-600 µg | 200-400 µg | 600-1,200 µg | 400-800 µg | > 1,200 µg | > 800 µg |
| Inhalation suspension for nebulization (child dose) | 0.5 mg | 1.0 mg | 2.0 mg | |||
| Flunisolide 250 µg/puff |
500- 1,000 µg |
500-750 µg | 1,000-2,000 µg | 1,000-1,250 µg | > 2,000 µg | > 1,250 µg |
| Fluticasone MDI: 44, 110, or 220 µg/puff DPI: 50, 100, or 250 µg/inhalation |
88-264 µg |
88-176 µg |
264-660 µg | 176-440 µg | > 660µg | > 440 µg |
| 100-300 µg | 100-200 µg | 300-600 µg | 200-400 µg | > 600 µg | > 400 µg | |
| Triamcinolone
acetonide 100 µg/puff |
400-1,000 µg | 400-800 µg | 1,000-2,000 µg | 800-1,200 µg | > 2,000 µg | > 1,200 µg |
| *Children < 12 years of age | ||||||
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