List of medical inhalants
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Inhalational anesthetic agents
- aliflurane
- chloroformChloroformChloroform is an organic compound with formula CHCl3. It is one of the four chloromethanes. The colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid is a trihalomethane, and is considered somewhat hazardous...
- cyclopropaneCyclopropaneCyclopropane is a cycloalkane molecule with the molecular formula C3H6, consisting of three carbon atoms linked to each other to form a ring, with each carbon atom bearing two hydrogen atoms...
- desfluraneDesfluraneDesflurane is a highly fluorinated methyl ethyl ether used for maintenance of general anesthesia. Like halothane, enflurane and isoflurane, it is a racemic mixture of and optical isomers...
- diethyl etherDiethyl etherDiethyl ether, also known as ethyl ether, simply ether, or ethoxyethane, is an organic compound in the ether class with the formula . It is a colorless, highly volatile flammable liquid with a characteristic odor...
- enfluraneEnfluraneEnflurane is a halogenated ether that was commonly used for inhalational anesthesia during the 1970s and 1980s. Developed by Ross Terrell in 1963, it was first used clinically in 1966....
- ethyleneEthyleneEthylene is a gaseous organic compound with the formula . It is the simplest alkene . Because it contains a carbon-carbon double bond, ethylene is classified as an unsaturated hydrocarbon. Ethylene is widely used in industry and is also a plant hormone...
- halothaneHalothaneHalothane is an inhalational general anesthetic. Its IUPAC name is 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane. It is the only inhalational anesthetic agent containing a bromine atom; there are several other halogenated anesthesia agents which lack the bromine atom and do contain the fluorine and...
- isofluraneIsofluraneIsoflurane is a halogenated ether used for inhalational anesthesia. Together with enflurane and halothane, it replaced the flammable ethers used in the pioneer days of surgery. Its name comes from being a structural isomer of enflurane, hence they have the same empirical formula...
- methoxyfluraneMethoxyfluraneMethoxyflurane is a halogenated ether that was in clinical use as an volatile inhalational anesthetic from its introduction by Joseph F. Artusio et al in 1960 until around 1974. It was first synthesized in the late 1940s by William T...
- methoxypropane
- nitrous oxideNitrous oxideNitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or sweet air, is a chemical compound with the formula . It is an oxide of nitrogen. At room temperature, it is a colorless non-flammable gas, with a slightly sweet odor and taste. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anesthetic and analgesic...
- roflurane
- sevofluraneSevofluraneSevoflurane , also called fluoromethyl hexafluoroisopropyl ether, is a sweet-smelling, nonflammable, highly fluorinated methyl isopropyl ether used for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia. Together with desflurane, it is replacing isoflurane and halothane in modern anesthesiology...
- teflurane
- trichloroethyleneTrichloroethyleneThe chemical compound trichloroethylene is a chlorinated hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent. It is a clear non-flammable liquid with a sweet smell. It should not be confused with the similar 1,1,1-trichloroethane, which is commonly known as chlorothene.The IUPAC name is...
- vinyl etherVinyl etherVinyl ether, also known as divinyl ether, divinyl oxide, Vinethene and ethenoxyethene , is a clear, nearly colorless, volatile liquid which was briefly used as an inhalation anesthetic...
- xenonXenonXenon is a chemical element with the symbol Xe and atomic number 54. The element name is pronounced or . A colorless, heavy, odorless noble gas, xenon occurs in the Earth's atmosphere in trace amounts...
Bronchodilators
- ArformoterolArformoterolArformoterol is a long acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist drug indicated for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . It is sold by Sunovion, under the trade name Brovana, as a solution of arformoterol tartrate to be administered twice daily by nebulization.It is the active...
- BitolterolBitolterolBitolterol mesylate is a β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and COPD.Bitolterol has a rapid onset of action and may last up to 6–8 hours....
- Epinephrine
- FormoterolFormoterolFormoterol or eformoterol is a long-acting β2-agonist used in the management of asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
- IpratropiumIpratropiumIpratropium bromide is an anticholinergic drug used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute asthma. It blocks the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the smooth muscles of the bronchi in the lungs, opening the bronchi...
- Isoetharine
- IsoproterenolIsoproterenolIsoprenaline or isoproterenol is a medication used for the treatment of bradycardia , heart block, and rarely for asthma...
- LevalbuterolLevalbuterolLevosalbutamol or levalbuterol , trade name Xopenex, is the R-enantiomer of the short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist salbutamol. It is marketed by Cipla as Levolin, & by axa named Axazest.-Uses:...
- Metaproterenol
- PirbuterolPirbuterolPirbuterol is a beta-2 adrenergic bronchodilator used in the treatment of asthma, available as a breath-activated metered-dose inhaler .-Clinical use:...
- ProcaterolProcaterolProcaterol, applied as procaterol hydrochloride , is a short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the treatment of asthma. It has never been filed for FDA evaluation in the United States, where it is not marketed. The drug is readily oxidated in the presence of moisture and air, making it...
- Racepinephrine (racemic epinephrine)
- SalbutamolSalbutamolSalbutamol or albuterol is a short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is marketed as Ventolin among other brand names....
- SalmeterolSalmeterolSalmeterol is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic receptor agonist drug that is currently prescribed for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is currently available as a dry powder inhaler that releases a powdered form of the drug...
- TerbutalineTerbutalineTerbutaline is a β2-adrenergic receptor agonist.Terbutaline is currently on the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of prohibited drugs for Olympic athletes, except when administered by inhalation and a Therapeutic Use Exemption has been obtained in advance.Terbutaline is currently used to delay...
- TiotropiumTiotropiumTiotropium bromide is a long-acting, 24 hour, anticholinergic bronchodilator used in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . Tiotropium bromide capsules for inhalation are co-promoted by Boehringer-Ingelheim and Pfizer under the trade name Spiriva...
Anti-inflammatories
- Beclomethasone
- BudesonideBudesonideBudesonide is a glucocorticoid steroid for the treatment of asthma and non-infectious rhinitis , and for treatment and prevention of nasal polyposis...
- CiclesonideCiclesonideCiclesonide is a glucocorticoid used to treat obstructive airway diseases. It is marketed under the brand name Alvesco for asthma and Omnaris/Omniair for hayfever in the US & Canada...
- Cromolyn
- FlunisolideFlunisolideFlunisolide is a corticosteroid often prescribed as treatment for allergic rhinitis....
- FluticasoneFluticasoneFluticasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid.Both the furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories:*Fluticasone propionate*Fluticasone furoateTreatment of asthma - Fluticasone in combination with Salmeterol - "[]" - aerosol....
- DexamethasoneDexamethasoneDexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid drugs. It acts as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant...
- FluticasoneFluticasoneFluticasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid.Both the furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories:*Fluticasone propionate*Fluticasone furoateTreatment of asthma - Fluticasone in combination with Salmeterol - "[]" - aerosol....
- Mometasone
- NedocromilNedocromilNedocromil sodium is a medication used to prevent wheezing, shortness of breath, and other breathing problems caused by asthma. It is administered by an inhaler under the brand name Tilade and as an eye drop under the brand name Alocril...
- TriamcinoloneTriamcinoloneTriamcinolone is a long-acting synthetic corticosteroid given orally, by injection, inhalation, or as a topical ointment or cream....
Pulmonary surfactantPulmonary surfactantPulmonary surfactant is a surface-active lipoprotein complex formed by type II alveolar cells. The proteins and lipids that surfactant comprises have both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region...
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- Beractant
- Calfactant
- Colfosceril
- Exosurf
- Poractant alfa
Miscellaneous
- Aromatic ammonia
- Dornase alfaDornase alfaDornase alfa is a highly purified solution of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I , an enzyme which selectively cleaves DNA. Dornase alfa hydrolyzes the DNA present in sputum/mucus of cystic fibrosis patients and reduces viscosity in the lungs, promoting improved clearance of secretions...
- GlutathioneGlutathioneGlutathione is a tripeptide that contains an unusual peptide linkage between the amine group of cysteine and the carboxyl group of the glutamate side-chain...
- InsulinInsulin therapyInsulin therapy is the treatment of diabetes by administration of exogenous insulin.Insulin is used medically to treat some forms of diabetes mellitus. Patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus depend on external insulin for their survival because the hormone is no longer produced internally...
- Methacholine
- NicotineNicotineNicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants that constitutes approximately 0.6–3.0% of the dry weight of tobacco, with biosynthesis taking place in the roots and accumulation occurring in the leaves...
- Sodium chlorideSodium chlorideSodium chloride, also known as salt, common salt, table salt or halite, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaCl. Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of the ocean and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms...