Generic
Name
Brand:
Brand Name |
Category
Type: Type |
Manufacturer |
Notes |
| |
Acetylcysteine
Brand: Acetylcysteine Solution |
Mucokinetic Agents
Type: Mucolytic agents |
Roxane |
Disrupt mucoproteins that cause high
viscosity |
Acetylcysteine
Brand: Mucosil |
Mucokinetic Agents
Type: Mucolytic agents |
Dey |
Disrupt mucoproteins that cause high
viscosity |
Albuterol
Brand: Proventil |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Schering |
short-acting beta-2 agonist |
Albuterol
Brand: Ventolin |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Glaxo Wellcome |
short-acting beta-2 agonist |
Albuterol
Brand: Serevent |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Glaxo Wellcome |
long-acting beta-2 agonist |
Albuterol Sulfate
Brand: Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation
Solution |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Dey |
|
Albuterol Sulfate
Brand: Airet |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Medeva |
|
Albuterol Sulfate
Brand: Proventil |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Schering |
|
Albuterol Sulfate
Brand: Ventolin |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Glaxo Wellcome |
|
| Almitrine |
Respiratory Stimulants
Type: Peripheral mechanism |
|
|
| Aminophylline |
Bronchodilators
Type: Methylxanthines |
Roxane |
|
Atracurium Besylate
Brand: Tracrium |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Intermediate |
Glaxo Wellcome |
Maximum duration: 35-45 minutes |
Atracurium Besylate
Brand: Atracurium Besylate |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Intermediate |
Baxter |
Maximum duration: 35-45 minutes |
Benzonatate
Brand: Tessalon Perles |
Antitussive Agents
Type: Centrally acting |
Forest |
Non-narcotic |
| Codeine |
Antitussive Agents
Type: Centrally acting |
|
Narcotic |
| Cortisone |
Corticosterioids
Type: Short acting |
|
short acting (plasma half-life <
2 hours) |
Cromolyn Sodium
Brand: Intal |
Mast Cell Stabilizers |
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer |
|
Cromolyn Sodium
Brand: Cromolyn Sodium Inhalation
Solution, USP |
Mast Cell Stabilizers |
Dey |
|
| Demulcents |
Antitussive Agents
Type: Peripherally acting |
|
|
Dexamethasone
Brand: Decadron |
Corticosterioids
Type: Long acting |
Merck |
long acting (> 3 hours) |
| Dextromethorphan |
Antitussive Agents
Type: Centrally acting |
|
Non-narcotic |
Diazepam
Brand: Valium Injectable |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Benzodiazepines |
Roche Labs |
|
Diazepam
Brand: Diazepam Injection |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Benzodiazepines |
Elkins-Sinn |
|
Diazepam
Brand: Diazepam Injection, USP |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Benzodiazepines |
Baxter |
|
Doxacurium
Brand: Nuromax |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Long acting |
Glaxo Wellcome |
Maximum duration: 120-165 minutes |
Doxapram
Brand: Dopram |
Respiratory Stimulants
Type: Central/Peripheral mechanism |
Robins |
|
| Epinephrine |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
AstraZeneca |
|
| Epinephrine |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Dey |
|
| Epinephrine |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Elkins-Sinn |
|
| Epinephrine |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Wyeth-Ayerst |
|
| Expectorants |
Antitussive Agents
Type: Peripherally acting |
|
|
Fentanyl
Brand: Fentanyl Citrate and Droperidol |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Narcotics |
AstraZeneca |
|
Fentanyl
Brand: Fentanyl Citrate (Preservative-Free) |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Narcotics |
Elkins-Sinn |
|
Fentanyl
Brand: Fentanyl Citrate, USP |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Narcotics |
Baxter |
|
| Gallamine |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Long acting |
|
Maximum duration: 120-165 minutes |
| Guaifenesin |
Mucokinetic Agents |
|
|
| Hydrocodone |
Antitussive Agents
Type: Centrally acting |
|
Narcotic |
| Hydrocortisone |
Corticosterioids
Type: Short acting |
|
short acting (plasma half-life <
2 hours) |
Ipratropium bromide
Brand: Atrovent |
Bronchodilators
Type: Anticholinergics |
Boehringer Ingelheim |
|
Isoetharine
Brand: Isoetharine |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Roxane |
|
| Isoproterenol |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
|
|
Levalbuterol HCl
Brand: Xopenex |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Sepracor |
|
Lorazepam
Brand: Ativan |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Benzodiazepines |
Wyeth-Ayerst |
|
Lorazepam
Brand: Ativan |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Benzodiazepines |
Baxter |
|
Metaproterenol
Brand: Alupent |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Boehringer Ingelheim |
|
Metaproterenol
Brand: Metaproterenol Sulfate
Inhalation Solution |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Roxane |
|
Metaproterenol
Brand: Metaproterenol Sulfate
Inhalation Solution, USP |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Dey |
|
Methylprednisolone
Brand: Solu-Medrol |
Corticosterioids
Type: Intermediate acting |
Pharmacia & Upjohn |
intermediate acting (1-4 hours) |
| Metocurine |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Long acting |
|
Maximum duration: 120-165 minutes |
Midazolam
Brand: Versed |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Benzodiazepines |
Roche Labs |
|
Mivacurium
Brand: Mivacron |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Short-term |
Glaxo Wellcome |
Maximum duration: 15-30 minutes |
| Morphine |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Narcotics |
|
|
| Naloxone HCl |
Respiratory Stimulants
Type: Central mechanism |
|
|
| Oral expectorant |
Mucokinetic Agents
Type: Diluting/Hydrating |
|
Modify character of secretion |
Pancuronium Bromide
Brand: Pancuronium Bromide |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Long acting |
Baxter |
Maximum duration: 120-165 minutes |
Pancuronium Bromide
Brand: Pancuronium Bromide |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Long acting |
Elkins-Sinn |
Maximum duration: 120-165 minutes |
Pancuronium Bromide
Brand: Pavulon |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Long acting |
Organon |
Maximum duration: 120-165 minutes |
| Paramethesone |
Corticosterioids
Type: Long acting |
|
long acting (> 3 hours) |
| Pentobarbital |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Barbiturates |
|
Intermediate acting |
| Phenobarbital |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Barbiturates |
|
Long acting |
Pipecuronium Bromide
Brand: Arduan |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Long acting |
Organon |
Maximum duration: 120-165 minutes |
Pirbuterol acetate
Brand: Maxair |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
3M Pharmaceuticals |
|
| Prednisolone |
Corticosterioids
Type: Intermediate acting |
|
intermediate acting (1-4 hours) |
| Prednisone |
Corticosterioids
Type: Intermediate acting |
|
intermediate acting (1-4 hours) |
| Progesterone |
Respiratory Stimulants
Type: Central mechanism |
|
|
| Propylene glycol |
Mucokinetic Agents
Type: Diluting/Hydrating |
|
Modify character of secretion |
Protriptyline HCl
Brand: Vivactil Tablets |
Respiratory Stimulants
Type: Central mechanism |
Merck |
|
| Pseudoephedrine |
Decongestants and Antihistmines |
|
|
| Saline solution |
Mucokinetic Agents
Type: Diluting/Hydrating |
|
Modify character of secretion |
| Secobarbital |
Adjunct Agents
Type: Barbiturates |
|
Short acting |
| Sodium Bicarbonate |
Mucokinetic Agents
Type: Wetting |
|
Detergent to lower surface tension of
respiratory tract |
Succinylcholine Chloride
Brand: Anectine |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Short-term |
Glaxo Wellcome |
Extremely short duration; Depolarizing |
Succinylcholine Chloride
Brand: Succinylcholine Chloride |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Short-term |
Organon |
Extremely short duration; Depolarizing |
Terbutalene
Brand: Brethine |
Bronchodilators
Type: Sympathomimetics |
Novartis |
|
| Theophylline |
Bronchodilators
Type: Methylxanthines |
|
|
| Theophylline |
Respiratory Stimulants
Type: Central/Peripheral mechanism |
|
|
| topical anesthetics |
Antitussive Agents
Type: Peripherally acting |
|
|
| Triamcinolone |
Corticosterioids
Type: Intermediate acting |
|
intermediate acting (1-4 hours) |
Trypsin
Brand: Granulex |
Mucokinetic Agents
Type: Proteolytic agents |
Bertek |
Lyse proteins in purulent sputum |
| Tubocurarine |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Long acting |
|
Maximum duration: 120-165 minutes |
Vecuronium
Brand: Norcuron |
Paralytic Agents
Type: Intermediate |
Organon |
Maximum duration: 35-45 minutes |
