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Bronchodilator medicines or bronchodilators play an important role in COPD medicine treatment. They make breathing easier by relaxing the muscles in the lungs and widening the airways (bronchi). These kinds of medicine can partly improve the emptying of the lung, decrease the pulmonary hyperinflation while under rest and doing exercises, as well as improve the exercise capacity.

The bronchodilators can be used as on-demand treatment for persistent or aggravating respite. Also they can be used as the regular treatment medicines to prevent and ease the symptoms. But, the effect of the bronchodilators can’t be calculated by observing the improvement of FEV1, no matter which stage of the disease.

Mainly, there are three kinds of the most widely used bronchodilators: b eta-2 agonists, anticholinergics and theophylline. Beta-2 agonists and anticholinergics are available in both short-acting and long-acting forms, whereas theophylline is only available in a long-acting form. For the special prescribed, it will be according to the the severity of the diesease and the patients’ reaction to different medicines. (mark: short-acting means which are used as short-term relief from sudden, unexpected attacks of breathlessness; long-acting forms which have longer-lasting effects and, if used regularly, can not only help control breathlessness in asthma and COPD, but also increase the effectiveness of corticosteroids in asthma)

The most common used beta-2 contains agonists are the salbutamol, terbutaline, clorprenaline, clenbuterol, procaterol,and formoterol. And the saltutamol/terbutaline/clenbuterol/procaterol are short-acting type, which will work within several mins and get a high works at 10-30 mins. The lasting time is 4-6 hours.

The anticholinergics like ipratropium bromide and tiotropium bromide are more often used in clinical. The latter one belongs to the long-acting type and only need to use once per day.

For the theophylline, it can be devided into anhydrous compound and Salts. The aminophylline and Choline Theophyllinate are the only two salts which can be used as the bronchodilators.

It's important to know the names of the medications you're prescribed and how they work. Be sure to take them as directed by your doctor.

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