Medicines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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Medicines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
View Originalfigure 1Normal lungs
View Originalpicture 1Metered dose inhaler
The lungs sit in the chest, inside the ribcage. They are covered with a thin membrane called the "pleura. " пїЅ The windpipe (or trachea) branches into two smaller airways called the left and right "bronchus. " пїЅ The space between the lungs is called the "mediastinum. " пїЅ Lymph nodes are located within and around the lungs and mediastinum.
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Normal lungs
The lungs sit in the chest, inside the ribcage. They are covered with a thin membrane called the "pleura. " пїЅ The windpipe (or trachea) branches into two smaller airways called the left and right "bronchus. " пїЅ The space between the lungs is called the "mediastinum. " пїЅ Lymph nodes are located within and around the lungs and mediastinum.
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Generic name
Sample US brand names
How its given
Short-acting beta agonists (SABAs)
Albuterol
ProAir HFA, Proventil HFA, Ventolin HFA, AccuNeb
Metered dose inhaler*, nebulizer
Levalbuterol
Xopenex HFA
Metered dose inhaler*, nebulizer
Short-acting anticholinergics
Ipratropium
Atrovent HFA
Metered dose inhaler*, nebulizer
Short-acting combination
Albuterol and ipratropium
Combivent Respimat, Duoneb
Soft mist inhaler -, nebulizer
Long-acting beta agonists
Salmeterol
Serevent Diskus
Dry powder inhaler
Formoterol
Foradil Aerolizer, Peforomist
Dry powder inhaler, nebulizer
Arformoterol
Brovana
Nebulizer
Indacaterol
Arcapta Neohaler
Single-dose dry powder inhaler (medicine comes in a pill that the inhaler pokes holes in)
Long-acting anticholinergic
Tiotropium
Spiriva HandiHaler
Single-dose dry powder inhaler (medicine comes in a pill that the inhaler pokes holes in)
Spiriva Respimat
Soft mist inhaler -
Aclidinium
Tudorza Pressair
Dry powder inhaler (must be used twice a day)
Inhaled steroid medicines
Beclomethasone
QVAR
Metered dose inhaler*
Budesonide
Pulmicort Flexhaler, Pulmicort
Dry powder inhaler, nebulizer
Ciclesonide
Alvesco
Metered dose inhaler*
Fluticasone
Flovent Diskus, Flovent HFA
Dry powder inhaler or metered dose inhaler*
Mometasone
Asmanex Twisthaler
Dry powder inhaler
Long-acting combinations
Fluticasone and salmeterol
Advair Diskus, Advair HFA
Dry powder inhaler or metered dose inhaler*
Budesonide and formoterol
Symbicort
Metered dose inhaler*
Mometasone and formoterol
Dulera
Metered dose inhaler*
Fluticasone and vilanterol
Breo Ellipta
Dry powder inhaler
Umeclidinium and vilanterol
Anoro Ellipta
Dry powder inhaler
Roflumilast
Roflumilast
Daliresp
Pill
Theophylline
Theophylline
Theo-24, Theochron
Pill or IV
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Metered dose inhaler
Medicine is stored in the canister. When a person presses down on the top of the canister, the medicine travels through the dosing chamber and sprays out of the mouthpiece.
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Metered dose inhaler
Medicine is stored in the canister. When a person presses down on the top of the canister, the medicine travels through the dosing chamber and sprays out of the mouthpiece.
Graphic 61575 Version 4.0