Pulm Meds

Pulm Medications

Amoxicillin

• Abx

• treat bronchitis, URIs, COPD, and reduce flare-ups

Azithromycin (Zithromycin)

• Abx

• treat respiratory infections

Augmentin (Albuterol/Clauvanate)

• Abx

• treat: Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Ear infections

Cephalexin (Keflex)

• Abx

• treat: URIs

Albuterol

• Bronchodilator

• treat bronchospasm for: COPD and Asthma

Ipratropium (Atrovent)

• Bronchodilator

• treat: bronchospasm in COPD, Bronchitis, Emphysema

Tiotropium (Spiriva)

• Bronchodilator

• treat: COPD, Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema

Fluticasone (Flovent, Flonase)

• Steroid

• prevent asthma attacks

Budesonide (Pulmicort)

• Steroid

• reduces inflammation and used for asthma maintenance

Prednisolone

• Steroid

• prevents release of substances in body that cause inflammation

• treat acute asthma and for immunosupression

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)

• antihistamine

Loratadine / Pseudoephedrine (Claritin-D, Alavert D-12)

• antihistamine

Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed Congestion, Dimetapp, Silfedrine, Zephrex-D)

• decongestant

• shrinks blood vessels in nasal passages

Oxymetazoline Nasal (Afrin)

• temporary relief of nasal congestion caused by allergies or cold

Montelukast (Singulair)

• Luekotriene inhibitor

• prevent asthma and allergies

Fluticasone / Umeclidinium / Vilanterol (Trelegy Ellipta)

• Prevent airflow obstruction

• Reduce flare-ups in COPD

• treat bronchitis and Emphysema

Formoterol / Mometasone (Dulera)

• treat asthma

Benzonatate (Tessalon Perles, Tessalon)

• non-narcotic cough medicine

• relieve coughing by numbing throat and lungs

Guaifenesin (Mucinex, Tussin)

• an expectorant

• treat Colds, Infections, or Allergies

Dextromethorphan (Delsym, Robitussin, Vicks Dayquil Cough)

• cough suppressant

• acts via nervous suppression on cough reflex