Asthma Medications: Trade Names : Generic Name Interconversion
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Sympathomimetics Used in Asthma
albuterol Ventolin, generic
bitolterol Tornalate
ephedrine generic
epinephrine adrenaline, generic
ethylnorepinephrine Bronkephrine
isoetherine generic
isoproterenol Isuprel, generic
metaproterenol Metaprel, generic
pirbuterol Maxair
salmeterol Serevent
terbutaline Brethine

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Antimuscarinic Agent
ipratropium Atrovent

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Cromolyn Agents
cromolyn sodium Intal
nedocromil sodium Tilade

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Aerosol Corticosteroids
beclomethasone Beclovent
dexamethasone Decadron
flunisolide AeroBid
triamcinolone Azmacort
fluticasone Flovent

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Methylxanthines
aminophylline theophylline ethylenediamine
oxtriphylline Choledyl
theophylline Elixophyllin, Slo-Phyllin
dyphylline generic
pentoxifylline Trental

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Leukotriene Inhibitors
zafirlukast Accolate
zileuton Zyflo
montelukast Singulair
Way, W.L., Fields, H.L. and Way, E. L. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists, in Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, (Katzung, B. G., ed) Appleton-Lange, 1998, pp 496-515.
McFadden, Jr., E. R., Diseases of the Respiratory System: Asthma, In Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 14th edition, (Isselbacher, K.J., Braunwald, E., Wilson, J.D., Martin, J.B., Fauci, A.S. and Kasper, D.L., eds) McGraw-Hill, Inc (Health Professions Division), 1998, pp 1419-1426.