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Drugs could include:
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Flo-Pred
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Inhaled Budesonide
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Millipred
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Chronic obstructive lung disease, also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is a general term for a group of conditions in which there is persistent difficulty in expelling (or exhaling) air from the lungs. COPD commonly refers t...
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Fluticasone is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that cause
inflammation. Salmeterol is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to
improve breathing.
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Flunisolide is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that cause
inflammation.
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Bronchodilator; relatively selective, short-acting β 2 -adrenergic agonist.
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Bronchodilator; relatively selective long-acting β 2 -agonist.
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Bronchodilator; a nonselective, competitive antagonist at muscarinic receptors.
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Synthetic corticosteroid; minimal mineralocorticoid activity.
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Terbutaline is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve
breathing.
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Arformoterol is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve
breathing.
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Budesonide is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that cause
inflammation.
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Synthetic, nonhalogenated corticosteroid; potent glucocorticoid and weak mineralocorticoid activity.
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Fluticasone is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that cause
inflammation.
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Synthetic fluorinated glucocorticoid.
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Synthetic trifluorinated glucocorticoid.
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Formoterol is a long-acting bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways to improve
breathing.
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Bronchodilator; a relatively selective, long-acting β 2 -adrenergic agonist.
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Ipratropium inhalation is used to prevent bronchospasm, or narrowing airways in the
lungs, in people with bronchitis, emphysema, or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
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Bronchodilator; synthetic sympathomimetic amine and relatively selective, short-acting β 2 -adrenergic agonist.
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Pirbuterol is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve
breathing.
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Bronchodilator; less selective than relatively selective β 2 -adrenergic agonists (e.g., albuterol).
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Metaproterenol is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve
breathing.
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Prednisolone is in a class of drugs called steroids. Prednisolone prevents the release of
substances in the body that cause inflammation.
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Synthetic glucocorticoid; minimal mineralocorticoid activity.
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Synthetic glucocorticoid; minimal mineralocorticoid activity.
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Albuterol is a bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways and increases air flow to
the lungs.
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Bronchodilator; a relatively selective, long-acting β 2 -adrenergic agonist.
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Salmeterol is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve
breathing.
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Guaifenesin is an expectorant. It helps loosen congestion in your chest and throat, making
it easier to cough out through your mouth.
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Prednisone is in a class of drugs called steroids. Prednisone prevents the release of
substances in the body that cause inflammation.
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Terbutaline is a bronchodilator. Terbutaline works by relaxing muscles in the airways to
improve breathing.
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Bronchodilator; relatively selective, short-acting β 2 -adrenergic agonist.
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Theophylline is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the lungs and chest, and
makes the lungs less sensitive to allergens and other causes of bronchospasm.
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Tiotropium inhalation is used to prevent bronchospasm (narrowing of the airways in the
lungs) in people with bronchitis, emphysema, or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
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Bronchodilator; a synthetic quaternary ammonium antimuscarinic agent.
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Triamcinolone is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that cause
inflammation.
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Synthetic glucocorticoid; virtually no mineralocorticoid activity.
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Beclomethasone is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that cause
inflammation.
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Albuterol works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve breathing.
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Levalbuterol is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve
breathing.
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