COPD Drugs

Once you’ve been diagnosed with COPD, your doctor may prescribe a specific drug regimen. Read more to find a list of common drugs prescribed to treat the condition.

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Aminophylline Rect
This medication improves breathing by opening air passages in the lungs. It is used in the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema.
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Atrovent Inhl
Ipratropium is used to treat lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It relaxes the muscles around your airways so that they open up and you breathe more easily. This medication is a type of bronchodilator.

Combivent Inhl
This product is a combination of 2 medications: albuterol (also known as salbutamol) and ipratropium. It is used to treat or prevent wheezing and shortness of breath caused by ongoing breathing problems (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis). It works in the airways by opening breathing passages and relaxing muscles. Controlling symptoms of breathing problems can decrease time lost from work or school.
Elixophyllin GG Oral
This medication is used to treat and prevent wheezing and trouble breathing caused by ongoing lung disease (e.g., asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis). This medication contains 2 medicines, theophylline and guaifenesin. Theophylline belongs to a class of drugs known as xanthines. It works on the airways by relaxing muscles, opening air passages to improve breathing, and decreasing the lungs' response to irritants. Guaifenesin is called an expectorant. It works by making phlegm in the breathing tubes and lungs more liquid. This helps you clear phlegm better. Controlling symptoms of breathing problems can decrease time lost from work or school.
Ipratropium Bromide (Refill) Inhl
Ipratropium is used to treat lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It relaxes the muscles around your airways so that they open up and you breathe more easily. This medication is a type of bronchodilator.
Spiriva with HandiHaler Inhl
This medication is an anticholinergic agent inhaled into the lungs where it opens up breathing passages. It is used to treat breathing difficulties caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Tornalate Inhl
This medication is used to prevent and treat asthma attacks and other breathing problems.
TUSSI-ORGANIDIN-S NR Oral
This combination medication is used to temporarily treat coughing and chest congestion symptoms caused by the common cold, flu, or other breathing illnesses (e.g., sinusitis, bronchitis). Guaifenesin is an expectorant that helps thin and loosen mucus in the lungs, making it easier to cough up the mucus. Codeine is a narcotic cough suppressant (antitussive) that affects a certain part of the brain, reducing the urge to cough.