Section 25: Drugs Acting on the Respiratory Tract

25.1 ANTIASTHMATIC DRUGS

¤aminophylline (2) injection, 25 mg/ml

in 10-ml ampoule

¤beclometasone inhalation (aerosol), 50 µg, 250 µg,

(dipropionate) per dose

¤epinephrine injection, 1 mg (as hydrochloride

or hydrogen tartrate) in 1-ml ampoule

ipratropium bromide inhalation (aerosol), 20 µg/dose

¤salbutamol tablet, 2 mg, 4 mg (as sulfate)

inhalation (aerosol), 100 µg

(as sulfate) per dose

syrup, 2 mg (as sulfate)/5 ml

injection, 50 µg (as sulfate)/ml

in 5-ml ampoule

respirator solution for use in nebulizers,

5 mg (as sulfate)/ml

theophylline (10, 11) tablet, 100 mg, 200 mg, 300 mg

Complementary drug

¤cromoglicic acid (B) inhalation (aerosol),

20 mg (sodium salt) per dose

¤ Example of a therapeutic group. Various drugs can serve as alternatives.

Essential Drugs

25.2 ANTITUSSIVES

¤dextromethorphan oral solution,

3.5 mg (bromide)/5 ml