Question

Discuss the differences between the newer antihistamines (e.g., loratadine) and the older ones (e.g., diphenhydramine).

Google the top 10 chronic illnesses in adults and children and determine how many are related to the airway.

List these airway related illnesses. Of those that are related to the airway, compare and contrast the medication treatment to the disorders.

What is the significance of understanding medications related to each of these most often seen illnesses (COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis).

Answer 1

• 1.the older agents are relatively non selective.
• It has both undesirable and therapeutic effects.
• They are less expensive, and their sideffects can be managed by taking drugs at bedtime.

The newer agents are

• It preferably block H1receptor and has fewer side effects.
• It is expensive.
• They are the best antihistamines for patients who cannot yolerate the side effects of older drugs.

2 Top 10 chronic illness are

Asthma, COPD, Chronic bronchitis, Emphysema, lung cancer, Cystic fibrosis, Pneumonia, pleural effusion, Bronchiectasis.

Mucus hypersecretion is a clinical feature of severe respiratory diseases such as Asthma, cystic fibrosis and COPD. One of the function of mucoactive drug is to increase the ability to expectorate sputum and decrease mucus hypersecretion. By understanding about the medications related to each of this diseases it may result in improved therapeutic use of these drugs.