What medicines to take for body wasting, shortness of breath and coughing are related to specific diseases. Such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, you can use bronchodilators, glucocorticoids, expectorants, antibiotics, etc.; if tuberculosis, you need to use anti-tuberculosis drugs. 1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): it often manifests itself as chronic cough and sputum, shortness of breath or dyspnea, wheezing or chest tightness, etc. In advanced stage, patients have weight loss and loss of appetite. For patients who have a lot of sputum that is not easy to cough up, expectorants such as Ambroxol can be used. For patients with wheezing, bronchodilators such as tiotropium bromide can be used. Bacterial infection can use ceftriaxone and other anti-infection. 2. Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis can easily cause loss of appetite, weight loss, and respiratory symptoms, such as coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath, and blood in sputum. Anti-tuberculosis drugs such as rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol can be used. Wasting, shortness of breath and coughing may also be caused by other reasons. It is recommended to go to the hospital in time for medical consultation, so as to clarify the cause of the disease and then give targeted treatment.