What Medicine Opens Airways

albuterol (ProAir HFA, Ventolin HFA, Proventil HFA)levalbuterol (Xopenex HFA)pirbuterol (Maxair)

What tablets help with breathing?

• Aclidinium inhaler (Eklira)
• Albuterol inhaler (Accuneb, ProAir, Proventil, Ventolin)
• Aminophylline (Phyllocontin Continus)
• Atovaquone for pneumocystis pneumonia (Wellvone)
• Bambuterol tablets (Bambec)
• Beclometasone inhaler (Clenil Modulite, Easyhaler Beclometasone, Qvar)

How do hospitals treat shortness of breath?

Standard treatments for respiratory distress include oxygen, albuterol nebulization (with or without ipratropium), nitroglycerin, Lasix, morphine and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or endotracheal (ET) intubation, depending on the presumed cause of distress.