Theophyllines can be used to dilate airways in case of chest tightness and shortness of breath caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and phlegm expectorant drugs can also be used.
1. Theophylline drugs: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chest tightness and shortness of breath, generally and airway obstruction related, it is recommended to choose the drugs that can expand the airway, such as theophylline drugs, including aminophylline, doxophylline and so on.
2. Expectorant drugs: patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are prone to chest tightness and shortness of breath if they have a lot of secretions, coughing up phlegm, etc. At this time, it is advisable to timely choose expectorant drugs, including acetylcysteine and aminoglutethimide.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary chest tightness and shortness of breath and many reasons, it is recommended that should be targeted selection of drugs, the use of drugs can not be blind, must be strictly in the doctor’s instructions to take.