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OPRA Therapeutics and Patient Care QUESTION #3878
Question 1
A patient uses salbutamol and beclometasone MDIs twice daily. In what order should they be used, and with what timing?
  • Beclometasone 5 minutes after salbutamol✔️
  • Beclometasone immediately after salbutamol
  • Beclometasone 5 minutes before salbutamol
  • Beclometasone immediately before salbutamol
Correct Answer Explanation
The bronchodilator salbutamol should be used first to open airways; beclometasone (the corticosteroid) is then taken 5 minutes later to allow better penetration into the now-dilated bronchi.