Chronic Bronchitis : Drugs
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Acetylcysteine is a mucolytic (myoo-koe-LIT-ik) drug that breaks down mucus, the
substance that lubricates many parts of the body such as the mouth, throat, and lungs.
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Albuterol works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve breathing.
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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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Ampicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.
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Budesonide is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that cause
inflammation.
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Budesonide is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that cause
inflammation..
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Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic. It fights bacteria in the body.
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Dyphylline is a bronchodilator. Dyphylline works in several ways: It relaxes muscles in
your lungs and chest to allow more air in, it decreases the sensitivity of your lungs to allergens
and other substances that cause inflammation, and it increases the contractions of your
diaphragm to draw more air into the lungs.
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Fluticasone is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that cause
inflammation.
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Formoterol is a long-acting bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways to improve
breathing.
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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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Oxtriphylline is a bronchodilator. Oxtriphylline works in several ways: it relaxes muscles
in your lungs and chest to allow more air in, decreases the sensitivity of your lungs to allergens
and other substances that cause inflammation, and increases the contractions of your diaphragm
to draw more air into the lungs.
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Salmeterol is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve
breathing.
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Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim are both antibiotics that treat different types of
infection caused by bacteria.
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Terbutaline is a bronchodilator. Terbutaline works by relaxing muscles in the airways to
improve breathing.
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Terbutaline is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve
breathing.
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Tetracycline is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body.
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Tetracyclines are medicines that kill certain infection-causing microorganisms. Purpose Tetracyclines are called " broad-spectrum " antibiotics , because they can be used to treat a wide variety of infections.
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Tetracyclines are medicines that kill bacteria, which are one-celled disease-causing microorganisms that commonly multiply by cell division. Tetracyclines are also used to treat infections caused by such subcategories of bacteria as rickettsiae and spirochetes.
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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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