Drugs used in Asthma  

Edited by : Joe Hing Kwok Chu

Anti - Inflammatory Agents, Corticosteroids

    beclomethasone ( Beclovent, Vanceril)

    flunisolide (AeroBid)

    fluticasone (Flovent)

    triamcinolone (Azmacort)

Anti - Leukotrienes

    zafirlukast (Accolate)

    zileuton (Zyflo)

Bronchodilators

    albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin)

    amnophyline (Phyllocontin)

    bitolterol (Tornalate)

    dyphyline (Lufyllin)

    ephedrine (Efed II)

    epinephrine (Adrenalin, Bronkaid Mist, Primatene Mist)

    ipratropium

    isoetharine (Bronkosol, Dey-Lute)

    isoproterenol (Isuprel)

    metaproterenol (Alupent, Metaprel)

    oxtriphyline (Choledyl)

    pirbuterol (Maxair)

    salmeterol (Serevent)

    terbutaline (Brethaire, Brethine, Bricanyl)

    theophyline (Bronkodyl, elixophyllin, Slo-phyllin, etc )

Mast-Cell-Stabilizing Agents

    cromolyn sodium (Gastrocrom, Intal)

    nedocromil (Tilade)

Preventive Agents

    cromolyn (Intal)

    nedocromil (Tilade)

Xanthines

theophyline (Slo-bid, Theo-dur)

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