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COPD Drug Names & Equivalents
The purpose of this list is to understand the drug names (equivalent) of what someone from another country is talking about when being discussed on the forums or when reading on the internet. It is not intended as a reference as to what each drug does or what it may be prescribed for.
Feel free to copy and paste into your own document and print it off or store on your computer.
The drug names below are listed alphabetically in the left hand column, reading down.
Their generic or the equivalent name (in another country) is listed as you read across to the right
I.E. Albuterol (reading from L to R).......is also known as Proventil, Ventolin, and Salbutamol.
Generic is shown in lower case. ADC's Drug Names are also included.
My many thanks to all who contributed; especially Vic (a fellow COPD patient)
who overhauled a fair bit and updated it on January 25th, 2010.
| Albuterol | Proventil | Ventolin | Salbutamol |
| Advair | Flovent & Serevent | Seretide (ADC) | |
| Atrovent | ipratopium bromide | Ipravent (ADC) | |
| Brovana | arformoterol inhalation solution | ||
| Combivent | Salbutamol & ipratopium bromide | Duolin (ADC) | |
| Duolin (ADC) | Salbutamol & ipratopium bromide | Combivent | |
| Flixotide | Flovent | fluticasone | Flohale (ADC) |
| Flohale (ADC) | Flixotide | Flovent | fluticasone |
| Flovent | fluticasone | Flixotide | Flohale (ADC) |
| Flovent & Serevent | Advair | Seretide (ADC) | |
| Fomtide (ADC) | Symbicort | formoterol & Budesonide |
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| Foradil |
Formoterol | Foratec (ADC) | |
| Ipratopium bromide |
Atrovent | Ipravent (ADC) | |
| Ipratopium bromide & Salbutamol | Combivent | Duolin (ADC) | |
| Ipravent (ADC) | Atrovent | ||
| Oxeze | Oxis | ||
| Oxis | Oxeze | ||
| Prednizone | Prednisone | Prednisoline | |
| Proventil | albuterol | Ventolin | Salbutamol |
| Pulmicort | budesonide | Budecort (ADC) | |
| Qvar |
beclomethasone dipropionate | Beclate 100 (ADC) | |
| Rhinocort Aqua | budesonide nasal spray | ||
| Rhinocort | budesonide | ||
| Salbutamol |
albuterol | Ventolin | Proventil |
| Seretide (ADC) | Advair | ||
| Serevent | Serobid (ADC) | ||
| Serobid (ADC) | Serevent | ||
| Singulair | Montair (ADC) | ||
| Spiriva |
tiotropium | Tiova (ADC) | |
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Symbicort |
Foradil & budesonide | formoterol & budesonide | Fomtide(ADC) Foracort (ADC) |
| Theo 24 | theophylline | Theobid 200 (or 300) SR (ADC) | Theoday 600 (ADC) |
| Tiova (ADC) | Spiriva | tiotropium | |
| Ventolin | albuterol | Salbutamol | Proventil |
The above list has not been checked for complete accuracy. Always check with your Dr. or pharmacist.
Last update January 25th, 2010
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