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Arformoterol

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Trade names
  
Brovana

MedlinePlus
  
a602023

AHFS/Drugs.com
  
Monograph

License data
  
US FDA: Arformoterol

Arformoterol

Pregnancy category
  
US: C (Risk not ruled out)

Routes of administration
  
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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Arformoterol Wikipedia


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