Beclomethasone (Qvar) is what type of drug?

Beclomethasone (Qvar) is what type of drug?

• A. Inhaled Corticosteroid
• B. Oral Corticosteroid
• C. Systemic Beta-Agonist
• D. Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist

Answer: (A)

Beclomethasone is an inhaled corticosteroid. It’s designed to be inhaled so the anti-inflammatory effects act directly in the airways, providing long-term control of airway inflammation with less systemic exposure than oral steroids. This makes it a maintenance (controller) therapy for asthma, not a rescue medicine. It isn’t an oral corticosteroid, it isn’t a systemic beta-agonist (that would be quick-relief bronchodilators like albuterol), and it isn’t a leukotriene receptor antagonist.

Beclomethasone is an inhaled corticosteroid. It’s designed to be inhaled so the anti-inflammatory effects act directly in the airways, providing long-term control of airway inflammation with less systemic exposure than oral steroids. This makes it a maintenance (controller) therapy for asthma, not a rescue medicine. It isn’t an oral corticosteroid, it isn’t a systemic beta-agonist (that would be quick-relief bronchodilators like albuterol), and it isn’t a leukotriene receptor antagonist.