Steroid potency comparison (Formulary)
TAM (Treatments and Medicines) NHS Highland
Warning
Steroid potency of combination inhalers in asthma: equivalent beclometasone dose per day
| Equivalent beclometasone dose per day (micrograms) | Combination inhaler (in micrograms)* |
| Greater than 1000 micrograms |
Relvar Ellipta 184/22 (1 inhalation daily) |
| Seretide Accuhaler 500/50 (2 inhalations daily) | |
| Flutiform inhaler 250/10 (4 inhalations daily) | |
| Symbicort Turbohaler 400/12 (4 inhalations daily) | |
| 1000 micrograms or less | Fostair NEXThaler 100/6 (4 inhalations daily) |
| Fostair inhaler 100/6 (4 inhalations daily) | |
| Relvar Ellipta 92/22 (1 inhalation daily) | |
| Seretide Accuhaler 250/50 (2 inhalations daily) | |
| 800 micrograms or less | Fostair NEXThaler 100/6 (2 inhalations daily) |
| Fostair inhaler 100/6 (2 inhalations daily) | |
| Symbicort Turbohaler 200/6 (4 inhalations daily) | |
| Symbicort Turbohaler 400/12 (2 inhalations daily) | |
| 400 micrograms or less | Symbicort Turbohaler 100/6 (1 inhalation daily) |
| Symbicort Turbohaler 200/6 (1 inhalation daily) | |
| Symbicort Turbohaler 100/6 (2 inhalations daily) | |
| Seretide Accuhaler 100/50 (2 inhalations daily) | |
| Flutiform inhaler 50/5 (4 inhalations daily) | |
| Symbicort Turbohaler 200/6 (2 inhalations daily) | |
| Symbicort Turbohaler 400/12 (1inhalation daily) | |
| Symbicort Turbohaler 100/6 (4 inhalations daily) |
*Consider giving a ‘steroid card’ to patients using greater than maximum licensed doses of inhaled corticosteroids.