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Medications and Drugs for Treatment of Emphysema

Find effective medications for 'Emphysema treatment right here!' This page is a trusted source for both professionals and patients, detailing brand-name and generic options designed to manage Emphysema. With a focus on dosage, pricing, and side effects, this guide helps you make informed decisions.
A comprehensive FAQ section answers questions for common drugs, giving you a deeper understanding of how these medications work to alleviate Emphysema symptoms.
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Emphysema

Emphysema is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, marked by alveolar damage and reduced air flow to lungs leading to breathlessness and cough.

Brand Names and Generic Names of Drugs for Treatment of Emphysema

Aclidinium Bromide Oral Inhalation



Aclidinium Bromide Oral Inhalation is used for the long-term maintenance treatment of bronchospasm or sudden constriction of the airways associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis, and emphysema or damaged air sacs in the lungs.

Albuterol and Ipratropium



Albuterol or salbutamol and Ipratropium combination is prescribed to prevent wheezing, difficulty in breathing, chest tightness, and coughing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) such as chronic bronchitis (swelling of the air passages that lead to the lungs) and emphysema (damage to the air sacs in the lungs).

Alpha One-proteinase inhibitor



Alpha One-proteinase inhibitor is prescribed to treat alpha -1 antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic disorder which may lead to lung damage or emphysema (damage to the air spaces in the lungs).

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Budesonide



Budesonide is a corticosteroid, prescribed for inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, and also for breathing trouble.

Brand Names :
Budvent Easecaps | Buovent | Derinide Resicaps | Budvent Easecaps (200 mcg) | Buovent (200 mcg) | Derinide Resicaps (200 mcg) | Derinide Resicaps (400 mcg) | Budvent Easecaps (400 mcg) | Budate | Budecort 0.5mg Respules 2ml
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Fluticasone



Fluticasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid, prescribed for preventing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Brand Names :
Ventiflo Easecaps (50 mcg) | Ventiflo | Ventiflo Ease Caps (100 mcg) | Ventiflo Ease Caps (250 mcg) | Flohale Rotacaps | Flutiflo | Flohale Rotacaps (100 mcg) | Flohale Repsule (0.5 mg) | Flohale Repsule (2 mg) | Luci
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Formoterol



Formoterol is a long-acting bronchodilator, prescribed for asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD).

Brand Names :
Deriform (1 mcg) | Foratec Inhaler (12 mcg) | Deriform (12 mcg) | Foratec (12 mcg) | Vent FB Easecaps (200 mcg) | Vent FB Easecaps (400 mcg) | Formonide Resicaps | Formonide Resicaps (200 mcg) | Formonide Resicaps (400 mcg) | Tiomate
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Glycopyrrolate



Glycopyrrolate is a muscarinic anticholinergic agent, prescribed for peptic ulcer in combination with other medicines and also used in anesthesia as preoperative medication.

Brand Names :
Glycolate (1 mg) | Hiclair (2 mg) | Glyco | Glyprolate (2 mg) | Vagolate (0.2 mg) | Glyco P (0.2 mg) | Glyte (0.2 mg) | Pyrolin (2 mg) | Licolate 0.2mg Injection | Pyrolate (2 mg)
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Indacaterol



Indacaterol is a long-acting beta-agonist bronchodilator, prescribed for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms.

Revefenacin



Revefenacin is an inhalation anticholinergic drug used for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Roflumilast



Roflumilast is a phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) inhibitor, prescribed for lung inflammation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Salmeterol



Salmeterol is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic receptor agonist, prescribed for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Brand Names :
Salvent DT | Serobid Rotacaps | Serobid | Salmeter | Azrol | Salvent (120 mdi) | Vent SF (50+100) | Esiflo | Esiflo Trans | Vent -SF (50+250)
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Theophylline



Theophylline is a bronchodilator, prescribed for asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and other lung diseases.

Brand Names :
Theo PA | Theophylline | Onimar (150 mg) | Theobid | Theo SR | Broncordil XL | Theostan - CR | Lungfyl - SR | Tglo | Phylobid
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Tiotropium



Tiotropium is an anticholinergic agent, prescribed for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including bronchitis and emphysema.

Brand Names :
Tiate (9 mcg) | Tiova Inhaler (9 mcg)
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