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MEDOP 230- Pulmonology: Drugs

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Antibiotics   Treat bacterial infections of the respiratory tract.  
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Antituberculars   Antibiotic drugs used only to treat tuberculosis; more than one must be administered for 9 months.  
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Antitussives   Suppress cough centers in the brain for patients with nonproductive cough.  
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Antivirals   Treat influenza in at-risk patients; also used to treat pneumonia.  
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Bronchodilators   Relax smooth muscle around bronchi to dilate bronchi.  
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Corticosteroids   Block immune response that causes inflammation in the lungs.  
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Expectorants   Reduce the thickness of sputum so it can be coughed up and out of the chest.  
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Leukotriene receptor blockers   Block the substance leukotriene, which causes inflammation and edema in patients with asthma.  
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Mast cell stabilizers   Prevent release of histamine from mast cells to prevent bronchospasm in patients with asthma.  
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Smoking cessation drugs   Bind to nicotine receptors and provide a gradually decreasing does of nicotine until a patient no longer need nicotine.  
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