Albuterol
Generic Name: Albuterol Tablets (al-BUE-ter-ol)
Brand Name: Generic only. No brands available.
Albuterol is used for:
Treating breathing problems in patients who have asthma or certain other airway diseases. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.Albuterol is a sympathomimetic (beta agonist) bronchodilator. It works by relaxing the smooth muscle in the airway, which allows air to flow in and out of the lungs more easily.

Salbutamol
Generic Name: Albuterol Inhalation Solution (0.083%) (al-BUE-ter-ol)
Brand Name: Examples include Airet and Proventil
Airet Solution is used for:
Treating breathing problems in patients who have asthma or certain other airway diseases. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.Airet Solution is a sympathomimetic (beta agonist) bronchodilator. It works by relaxing the smooth muscle in the airway, which allows air to flow in and out of the lungs more easily.

Ketotifen
Generic Name: Ketotifen Eye Drops (KEY-toe-TIE-fen)
Brand Name: Zaditor
Ketotifen Drops is used for:
Temporary prevention of itching of the eye due to allergies. Ketotifen Drops is an antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer. It works by blocking the release of chemicals from cells involved in allergic reactions

Metaproterenol
Generic Name: Metaproterenol Tablets (met-a-proe-TER-e-nol)
Brand Name: Alupent
Metaproterenol is used for:
Treating or preventing symptoms of asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, and other reversible breathing problems. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.Metaproterenol is a beta-adrenergic agonist bronchodilator. It works by relaxing the smooth muscle in the airways, allowing air to flow in and out of the lungs more easily.

Montelukast
Generic Name: Montelukast Tablets (mon-te-LOO-kast)
Brand Name: Singulair
Montelukast is used for:
Prevention and long-term treatment of asthma. It is also used to relieve allergy symptoms. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.Montelukast is a leukotriene receptor antagonist. It works by blocking a substance called leukotriene, which helps to decrease certain asthma and allergy symptoms.

Salmeterol
Generic Name: Salmeterol (sal-ME-ter-ol)
Brand Name: Serevent Diskus
Long-acting beta-agonists such as Salmeterol have been rarely associated with an increased risk of asthma-related death. Salmeterol should only be used by certain patients with severe asthma or by patients who cannot get adequate control of asthma symptoms by using other asthma-controller medicines (eg, inhaled corticosteroids).
Salmeterol is used for:
Long-term treatment of asthma. It may be used to prevent breathing problems in certain patients, including patients with night-time asthma, or breathing problems caused by exercise. It may be used for long-term treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.Salmeterol is a long-acting beta-agonist bronchodilator. It widens the airways in the lungs, which helps you breathe more easily.

Fluticasone
Generic Name: Fluticasone/Salmeterol (floo-TIK-a-sone/sal-ME-te-role)
Brand Name: Advair Diskus
Fluticasone/Salmeterol has rarely been associated with serious and potentially fatal asthma attacks. Black patients and patients prescribed Fluticasone/Salmeterol when their asthma condition is worsening may have an increased risk. If you find that your fast-acting inhaler is not working as well or if you need to use it more often than usual (eg, using 4 or more puffs daily or using more than 1 inhaler every 8 weeks), tell your doctor or pharmacist at once. This may be a sign of worsening asthma, a serious condition.
Fluticasone/Salmeterol is used for:
Long-term prevention and treatment of asthma and chronic lung diseases. It should not be used to treat a sudden symptom of shortness of breath (eg, sudden severe onset or worsening of wheezing, cough, chest tightness) because it does not work right away. It may also be used to treat other breathing conditions as determined by your doctor.Fluticasone/Salmeterol is a combination "controller" medicine. It improves lung function and makes breathing easier by reducing airway swelling and irritation and by causing muscle relaxation.

Terbutaline Sulphate
Generic Name: Terbutaline Injection (ter-BYOO-ta-leen)
Brand Name: Brethine
Brethine is used for:
Treating or preventing symptoms caused by spasms or contractions of the muscles around the bronchioles (air tubes) associated with asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor. Brethine is a bronchodilator. It works by dilating (opening) the bronchioles of the lungs by relaxing the muscles around them. This allows for easier airflow into and out of the lungs.

Theophylline
Generic Name: Theophylline Tablets (thee-OFF-i-lin)
Brand Name: Quibron-T
Theophylline is used for:
Preventing and treating symptoms and blockage of airway due to asthma or other lung diseases such as emphysema or bronchitis. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.Theophylline is a xanthine derivative. It works by relaxing the smooth muscle surrounding the bronchial tubes (air passages) of the lungs, allowing the tubes to widen, making breathing easier. Theophylline improves contraction of the diaphragm (the major breathing muscle).