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Bronchodilators: Onset & Role

Three inhaled bronchodilators all pry the airway open — but they differ in which receptor they hit, how fast they work, and what job they do. Tap each class to compare its onset, duration, and clinical role.

Pick a class

Bold bar = the selected class · faint dots = the other two, plotted for comparison.
Three bronchodilatorstap a class to compare
Onset—
Duration—
SABA = Saves you now (rescue). LABA = Lasts (daily control, never alone). Anticholinergics own COPD.