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 Also used in other allergies like ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal and
GIT allergies

May cause cough as adverse effect.

3) Antibodies (Omalizumab)

Aik mali tha to usko severe asthma hogia or us nain har kisam ki drug li

and no response tu aik dr bola O mali! Antibody lay lo us say thk ho jaey
ga

Omalizumab Bind to IgE antibodies on mast cells  reduce reaction

to allergies

 Used as prophylaxis of severe respiratory asthma not responsive to
all other drugs

Precipitating factors of asthma

Diplomat

D  Drugs (Aspirin + NSAIDS +

Beta antagonists) and DNA mean genatic factors

I  Infections (URTIs and LRTIs)

P  Pollutants (at work and at home)

L  laughter (emotions)

O Obesity

M  Mites

A activity (exercise) + atopic disease

T  temperature (cold) + Tabaco (smocking)

Causes of asthma

A  Allergens (most of the precipitating factors)
Contents S  small airways

Pharmacology Mnemonics and Short Notes By Muhammad Ramzan Ul Rehman