Eligibility criteria We searched four databases (PubMed, Embase, SPORTDiscus and Web of Science) for randomised controlled trials, published until December 2019, examining the effect of β2-agonists on ...

Prescription rescue inhalers deliver a class of drugs known as short-acting beta 2-agonists (SABAs). The OTC inhaler Primatene Mist (epinephrine inhalation aerosol) is also a short-acting ...

Corticosteroid + long-acting beta-2 agonist (LABA). Allow approx. 12hrs between doses. Asthma: ≥12yrs: initially 1 inh of 100/50 or 250/50 or 500/50 twice daily, based on disease severity and ...

Salmeterol is a selective LABA. The pharmacologic effects of beta 2-adrenoceptor agonist drugs, including salmeterol, are at least in part attributable to stimulation of intracellular adenyl ...

Bromocriptine is a sympatholytic D2-dopamine agonist that has been approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Based on animal and human studies, timed bromocriptine administration within 2 h ...

The muscle that is contracting is called the agonist and the muscle that is relaxing or lengthening is called the antagonist. Key fact One way to remember which muscle is the agonist – it's the ...