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Asthma pharmacology
review of asthma medicines
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| theophylline | theodur, phosphodiesterase inhibitor |
| epinephrine | sympathomimetic |
| ipratropium bromide | atrovent, anti cholinergic |
| methylprednisolone | solu medrol, anti inflammatory |
| cromolyn sodium | intal, mast cell stabilizer |
| dexamethasone | decadron, anti inflammatory |
| albuterol | ventolin, sympathomimetic |
| pirbuterol | maxair, sympathomimetic |
| terbutaline | brethine, sympathomimetic |
| salmeterol | servent, sympathomimetic LABA |
| beclomethasone | beclovent/vanceril, anti inflammatory |
| nedocromil sodium | tilade, mast cell stabilizer |
| racemic epinephrin | micronephrine, sympathomimetic |
| fluticasone propionate | flovent, anti inflammatory |
| budesonide | pulmicort, anti inflammatory |
| metaproterenol | metaprel/alupent, sympathomimetic |
| zafirlukast | accolate, leukotriene inhibitor |
| montelukast | singular, leukotriene inhibitor |
| fluinisolide | aerobid, anti inflammatory |
| triamcinolone | azmacort, anti inflammatory |
| zileuton | zyflo, leukotriene inhibitor |
| tiotropium bromide | spiriva, anti cholinergic |
| levalbuterol | xopenex, sympathomimetic |
| deltasone | prednisone, anti inflamatory |
| formoterol | foradil, sympathomimetic LABA |
| formoterol solution | perforomist, sympathomimetic LABA |
| arformoterol | brovana, sympathomimetic LABA |
| omalizumab | xolair, IgE inhibitor |
| fluticasone | flovent, anti inflammatory |
| mometason furoate | azmanex, anti inflammatory |
| ciclesonide | alvesco, anti inflammatory |
| vilanterol | (only in combination) sympathomimetic LABA |
| respimat | atrovent/albuterol |
| duo neb | atrovent/albuterol solution |
| advair | flovent/serevent |
| combivent | atrovent/albuterol |
| dulera | azmanex/fordil |
| symbicort | pulimicort/fordil |
| breo ellipta | vilanterol/flovent |