Trade names Brovana MedlinePlus a602023 | AHFS/Drugs.com Monograph License data US FDA: Arformoterol | |
Pregnancycategory US: C (Risk not ruled out) Routes ofadministration Inhalation solution for nebuliser | ||
Arformoterol is a long-acting β2 adrenoreceptor agonist (LABA) indicated for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is sold by Sunovion, under the trade name Brovana, as a solution of arformoterol tartrate to be administered twice daily (morning and evening) by nebulization.
It is the active (R,R)-(−)-enantiomer of formoterol and was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on October 6, 2006 for the treatment of COPD.
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