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Commonly prescribed medicines for COPD

Commonly prescribed medicines for COPD
  Generic name Sample US brand names How it's given
Short-acting beta agonists (SABAs) Albuterol ProAir HFA, Proventil HFA, Ventolin HFA, ProAir RespiClick Metered dose inhaler, dry powder inhaler, nebulizer
Levalbuterol Xopenex HFA, Xopenex Metered dose inhaler, nebulizer
Short-acting muscarinic antagonist (SAMA) Ipratropium Atrovent HFA Metered dose inhaler, nebulizer
SABA-SAMA combinations Albuterol and ipratropium Combivent Respimat Soft mist inhaler, nebulizer
Long-acting beta agonists (LABAs) Indacaterol Arcapta Neohaler* Dry powder inhaler (medicine comes in a pill that you put into the inhaler when it's time to take a dose)
Olodaterol Striverdi Respimat Soft mist inhaler
Salmeterol Serevent Diskus Dry powder inhaler
Arformoterol Brovana Nebulizer
Formoterol Perforomist Nebulizer
Long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs) Aclidinium Tudorza Pressair Dry powder inhaler
GlycopyrrolateΔ Seebri Neohaler Dry powder inhaler (medicine comes in a pill that you put into the inhaler when it is time to take a dose)
Lonhala Magnair Nebulizer§
Tiotropium Spiriva HandiHaler Dry powder inhaler (medicine comes in a pill that you put into the inhaler when it's time to take a dose)
Spiriva Respimat Soft mist inhaler
Umeclidinium Incruse Ellipta Dry powder inhaler
Revefenacin solution Yupelri Nebulizer
Steroid and LABA combinations Budesonide and formoterol Symbicort¥ Metered dose inhaler
Fluticasone and salmeterol Advair Diskus, Wixela Inhub Dry powder inhaler
Advair HFA Metered dose inhaler
Fluticasone and vilanterol Breo Ellipta Dry powder inhaler
Mometasone and formoterol Dulera Metered dose inhaler
LAMA and LABA combinations Aclidinium and formoterol Duaklir Pressair Dry powder inhaler
GlycopyrrolateΔ and formoterol Bevespi Aerosphere Metered dose inhaler
GlycopyrrolateΔ and indacaterol Utibron Neohaler Dry powder inhaler (medicine comes in a pill that you put into the inhaler when it is time to take a dose)
Tiotropium and olodaterol Stiolto Respimat Soft mist inhaler
Umeclidinium and vilanterol Anoro Ellipta Dry powder inhaler
Steroid-LAMA-LABA combinations Fluticasone furoate, umeclidinium, and vilanterol Trelegy Ellipta Dry powder inhaler
Budesonide, glycopyrrolateΔ, and formoterol Breztri Aerosphere Metered dose inhaler
This table lists some commonly used medicines (and combinations of medicines) for COPD. Metered dose inhalers and soft mist inhalers need to be "primed" before first use; refer to the information that came with your inhaler for exact instructions. Dry powder inhalers do not need to be shaken or primed.
* No longer available in the US. Might be available in other countries as Onbrez Breezhaler.
¶ Available as a solution for nebulization in the US. Might be available as a dry powder inhaler in other countries as Foradil or Oxeze Turbuhaler.
Δ Glycopyrrolate is known as glycopyrronium outside of the US.
No longer available in the US. Might be available in other countries as Seebri Breezhaler.
§ This medicine is given with a special type of nebulizer.
¥ Available as a metered dose inhaler in the US. Might be available as a dry powder inhaler in other countries as Symbicort Turbuhaler or Symbicort Forte.
‡ No longer available in the US. Might be available in other countries as Ultibro Breezhaler.
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