RS Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is Guaifenesin?
Class: Expectorant (increases respiratory tract secretions)
What is Bromhexine?
Class: Mucolytic (breaks sputum viscosity)
What is Ambroxol?
Class: Active metabolite of bromhexine (mucolytic)
What is Acetylcysteine?
Class: Mucolytic (also antioxidant; breaks disulfide bonds)
What is Carbocisteine?
Class: Mucolytic (restores mucus elasticity)
What is Codeine?
Class: Central opioid antitussive
What is Dextromethorphan?
Class: Central non-opioid antitussive
What is Noscapine?
Class: Non-opioid antitussive (acts on medullary cough center)
What is Pholcodine?
Class: Opioid derivative (antitussive)
What is Chlophedianol?
Class: Centrally acting antitussive
What is Salbutamol (Albuterol)?
Class: Short-acting beta-2 agonist (SABA)
What is Terbutaline?
Class: SABA (bronchodilator)
What is Salmeterol?
Class: Long-acting beta-2 agonist (LABA)
What is Formoterol?
Class: LABA
What is Bambuterol?
Class: Long-acting prodrug of terbutaline
What is Theophylline?
Class: Phosphodiesterase inhibitor (bronchodilator)
What is Aminophylline?
Class: Water-soluble salt of theophylline (used IV)
What is Doxophylline?
Class: Methylxanthine (with fewer CNS side effects)
What is Etophylline?
Class: Theophylline + ethylenediamine salt
What is Ipratropium bromide?
Class: Short-acting muscarinic antagonist (SAMA)
What is Tiotropium bromide?
Class: Long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA)
What is Montelukast?
Class: Leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRAs)
What is Zafirlukast?
Class: LTRA
What is Sodium Cromoglycate?
Class: Mast cell stabilizer (prophylactic anti-asthmatic)
