Commonly used drugs in the respiratory system are antibiotics, antiviral drugs, antifungal drugs, expectorants, cough suppressants, glucocorticoid hormone drugs, antispasmodic drugs, chemotherapeutic drugs and so on.
1. Antibiotics: used for respiratory bacterial infections such as bacterial pneumonia, bronchodilatation, bronchitis, lung abscess, etc. Commonly used antibiotics are β-lactam antibiotics such as penicillin, cephalosporin antibiotics such as ceftriaxone, quinolone antibiotics such as levofloxacin and so on.
2. Antiviral drugs: generally used for severe viral pneumonia or respiratory viral infections with immunodeficiency, commonly used drugs are ribavirin, oseltamivir, acyclovir and so on.
3. Antifungal drugs: used for respiratory fungal infections such as Candida pneumonia, pulmonary aspergillosis, etc. Commonly used antifungal drugs are itraconazole, fluconazole, amphotericin and so on.
4. Expectorant drugs: used for various respiratory diseases with much phlegm, thick and not easy to cough out, commonly used expectorant drugs include aminobromine, bromhexine, carboxymethyl stannum and so on.
5. Glucocorticoid: used to inhibit immune response or inflammatory response, such as for bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, commonly used drugs are budesonide, methylprednisolone and so on.
6. Anti-spasmodic drugs: used for bronchial asthma, COPD and other airway spasm, such as aminophylline, terbutaline, ipratropium bromide and so on.
7. Chemotherapeutic drugs: used for chemotherapy treatment of respiratory malignant tumors, such as cisplatin, paclitaxel and so on.
For the safety of medication, do not self-medicate. If you need to use drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.