Pulmonary Drugs & Manufacturers
OPSUMIT® (macitentan)​: a prescription medicine used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO Group 1)
TRACLEER® (bosentan): a prescription medicine indicated for patients with certain types of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, WHO Group 1)
VELETRI® (epoprostenol) for Injection: a pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment that offers flexible preparation, storage, and administration options.
VENTAVIS® (iloprost) Inhalation Solution: a prescription medicine used to treat adults with certain kinds of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
BEVESPI AEROSPHERE (GLYCOPYRRONIUM/
FORMOTEROL FUMARATE): used to prevent airflow obstruction or bronchospasm and reduce flare-ups in adults with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), including bronchitis and emphysema. Bevespi Aerosphere is not for use in treating asthma.
DALIRESP (roflumilast): a prescription medicine used in adults with severe COPD to decrease the number of flare-ups or the worsening of COPD symptoms
FASENRA (benralizumab): a prescription medicine used together with other asthma medicines to help control severe asthma in adults and children who are at least 12 years old.
PULMICORT RESPULES (budesonide) Inhalation Suspension: a steroid that is used to prevent asthma attacks.
RHINOCORT (budesonide): used to treat stuffy nose, sneezing, and runny nose caused by seasonal or year-round allergies.
SYMBICORT® (budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate) Inhalation Aerosol: used to control and prevent the symptoms of asthma in adults and children at least 6 years old. Symbicort is also used to help control the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Atrovent® HFA (ipratropium bromide HFA): a prescription maintenance treatment for bronchospasm (airway narrowing) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
COMBIVENT® RESPIMAT® (ipratropium bromide and albuterol): indicated for use in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on a regular aerosol bronchodilator who continue to have evidence of bronchospasm (airway narrowing) and who require a second bronchodilator.
GILOTRIF® (afatinib) Tablets: a tyrosine kinase inhibitor used to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has spread (metastasized), whose tumors have a genetic mutation called epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).
OFEV (nintedanib): an FDA-approved prescription medicine used: to treat people with a lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), to treat people with a chronic (long lasting) interstitial lung disease in which lung fibrosis continues to worsen (progress), or to slow the rate of decline in lung function in people with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (also known as scleroderma-associated ILD).
ADVAIR DISKUS & HFA
(fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder): a prescription medicine used to treat asthma in patients 4 years and older. ADVAIR HFA is a prescription medicine used to treat asthma in patients 12 years and older. ADVAIR is not for adults and children with asthma who are well controlled with an asthma control medicine, such as an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) medicine. ADVAIR is for adults and children with asthma who need both an ICS and long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (LABA) medicine. ADVAIR DISKUS 250/50 is a twice-daily prescription medicine used long term to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, for better breathing and fewer flare-ups. ADVAIR HFA is not approved for the treatment of COPD.
ANORO ELLIPTA (umeclidinium and vilanterol inhalation powder): a prescription medicine used long term to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, for better breathing and to reduce the number of flare-ups.
ARNUITY ELLIPTA (fluticasone furoate inhalation powder): a prescription inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) medicine taken as 1 inhalation, once daily, for the control and prevention of asthma in adults and children aged 5 years and older.
BREO ELLIPTA (fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder): a once-daily combination medicine used in adults with asthma or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), to improve symptoms and prevent bronchospasm or asthma attacks.In people with COPD, Breo Ellipta is for long-term treatment. In people with asthma, this medicine is for short-term treatment until symptoms are well-controlled with with other medicines.
FLOVENT DISKUS & HFA (fluticasone propionate)
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FLOVENT is a prescription inhaled corticosteroid medicine for the long-term treatment of asthma in people aged 4 years and older.
INCRUSE ELLIPTA
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Once-daily INCRUSE is a prescription medicine used long term to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, for better breathing and fewer flare-ups. INCRUSE ELLIPTA helps people with COPD breathe better for a full 24 hours. Your results may vary.
NUCALA (mepolizumab)
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NUCALA is an add-on, prescription maintenance treatment for patients 6 and older with severe eosinophilic asthma.
SEREVENT DISKUS 50 mcg
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Serevent Diskus is used to prevent asthma attacks or exercise-induced bronchospasm. It is also used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
TRELEGY ELLIPTA (fluticasone furoate, umeclidinium, and vilanterol inhalation powder.
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Once-daily TRELEGY is a prescription medicine used long term to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, for better breathing and fewer flare-ups. TRELEGY is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler.
VENTOLIN HFA (albuterol sulfate)
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VENTOLIN HFA is a prescription inhaled medicine used to treat or prevent bronchospasm in people aged 4 years and older with reversible obstructive airway disease. VENTOLIN HFA is also used to prevent exercise–induced bronchospasm (EIB) in patients aged 4 years and older.
ASMANEX® HFA & TWISTHALER
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ASMANEXcontains mometasone furoate, a corticosteroid medicine. Mometasone furoate prevents the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation. Asmanex is used to prevent asthma attacks.
DULERA (mometasone furoate and formoterol fumarate dihydrate)
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Dulera inhalers contain a combination of formoterol and mometasone. Formoterol is a long-acting bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways to improve breathing.< Mometasone is a corticosteroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation. Dulera is used to control and prevent the symptoms of asthma in adults and children who are at least 5 years old.
SPIRIVA® HANDIHALER® & RESPIMAT® (tiotropium bromide)
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Spiriva (tiotropium) is a bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways and increases air flow to the lungs. Spiriva is used to prevent bronchospasm (narrowing of the airways in the lungs) in adults with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), including bronchitis and emphysema. Spiriva Respimat is also used to prevent asthma attacks in adults and children who are at least 6 years old.
STIOLTO RESPIMAT® (tiotropium bromide and olodaterol) ​
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STIOLTO® RESPIMAT® (tiotropium bromide and olodaterol) Inhalation Spray is a prescription medicine used long term, 2 puffs 1 time each day, in controlling symptoms in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is a chronic lung disease that includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both.
STRIVERDI RESPIMAT® (olodaterol)
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STRIVERDI RESPIMAT® (olodaterol) is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve breathing. STRIVERDI RESPIMAT® is used to control the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
ACTIVASE® (alteplase)
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ACTIVASE (alteplase) is indicated to break apart an acute massive pulmonary embolism, which is a large blood clot lodged in the blood vessels of the lung. The pulmonary embolism must be severe enough to block blood flow to the lungs and cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure.
ESBRIET (pirfenidone)
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ESBRIET (pirfenidone) is a prescription medicine used to treat people with a lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
PULMOZYME® (dornase alfa)
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Pulmozyme® (dornase alfa) is indicated for daily administration along with standard therapies for the management of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients to improve pulmonary function.
TAMIFLU® (oseltamivir phosphate)
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Tamiflu is a prescription medicine used to treat the flu (influenza) in people 2 weeks of age and older who have had flu symptoms for no more than 2 days. Tamiflu can also reduce the chance of getting the flu in people 1 year and older.
XOFLUZA ™ (baloxavir marboxil)
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XOFLUZA is a prescription medicine used to treat the flu (influenza) in people 12 years of age and older who have had flu symptoms for no more than 48 hours.
XOLAIR® (omalizumab)
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XOLAIR® (omalizumab) for subcutaneous use is an injectable prescription medicine used to treat moderate to severe persistent asthma in patients 6 years of age or older whose asthma symptoms are not controlled by asthma medicines called inhaled corticosteroids. A skin or blood test is performed to see if you have allergies to year-round allergens.
TOBI Podhaler (tobramycin inhalation powder)
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TOBI Podhaler is for people 6 years and older with cystic fibrosis (CF), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) 25% to 80% predicted and who do not have Burkholderia cepacia.
BROVANA (arformoterol tartrate)
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BROVANA is a prescription, long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA) medicine, used long term and twice each day (morning and evening), to help control symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in adults with COPD. COPD is a long-term (chronic) lung disease that includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. LABA medicines such as BROVANA help the muscles around the airways in your lungs stay relaxed to control symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath.
LONHALA® MAGNAIR® (glycopyrrolate)
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LONHALA® MAGNAIR® (glycopyrrolate) is a medicine called an anticholinergic. LONHALA MAGNAIR is used long term, twice each day (morning and evening), for maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema.
XOPENEX HFA® (levalbuterol tartrate) inhalation aerosol
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Levalbuterol is a short-acting bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways and increases air flow to the lungs. Xopenex HFA is used to treat or prevent asthma attacks in adults and children who are at least 4 years old.
ORENITRAM (treprostinil) XR Tablet
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Orenitram is an oral prostacyclin-class medicine that has been shown to help slow down the progression of PAH. It also helps improve exercise ability and decrease the symptoms of PAH. With Orenitram, there is information available for your healthcare team about how patients stable on pump therapy (treprostinil) transitioned to oral therapy.
REMODULIN (treprostinil) Injection
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Remodulin is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Remodulin improves your ability to exercise and can help prevent your condition from getting worse. Remodulin dilates (widens) the arteries and decreases the amount of blood clotting platelets in your body. These effects lower blood pressure in the pulmonary artery that leads from the heart to the lungs.
TYVASO (treprostinil) Inhalant
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Tyvaso (treprostinil) is a prescription medicine used in adults to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH; WHO Group I), which is high blood pressure in the arteries of your lungs. Tyvaso can improve the ability to exercise. Your ability to exercise decreases 4 hours after taking Tyvaso.
CAYSTON® (aztreonam)
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CAYSTON is a prescription medicine that is used to improve breathing symptoms in people with cystic
fibrosis (CF) who have a lung infection caused by a bacterium called Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
LETAIRIS® (ambrisentan)
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LETAIRIS (ambrisentan) is a prescription medicine used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which is high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs.
TAMIFLU® (oseltamivir phosphate)
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Tamiflu® (oseltamivir phosphate) is an influenza neuraminidase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of uncomplicated acute illness due to influenza infection in patients 1 year and older who have been symptomatic for no more than 2 days. Tamiflu is also indicated for the prophylaxis of influenza in patients 1 year and older.