1. RESPIRATORY
PHARMACOLOGY
By Megan Moran

2. Expectorants
 Improves ability to cough up mucus by making
the cough less congested
 Does not treat cause, just symptoms
 Active Ingredient:
 Guaifenesin
 Brand Names (OTC):
 Robitussin
 Mucinex

3. Robitussin
 Side Effects:
 Headaches
 Nausea
 Vomiting
 Available alone or in
combination with:
 antihistamines
 coughsuppressants
 decongestants

4. Antihistamine
 Blocks the effects of histamine released by an
allergy attack
 Active Ingredient:
 Fexofenadine
 Brand Names:
 Allegra
 Prevents symptoms such as:
 Running nose
 Watery eyes
 Itching
 Sneezing

5. Allegra Side Effects
 Dizziness
 Headache
 Upset Stomach
 Difficulty breathing
 Tightness in the chest
 Swelling of the mouth, face, lips or tongue
 Vomiting
 Fever

6. Allegra
 Available as an OTC
medication as of
March 2011
 Also used to treat
itching and other
symptoms of chronic
idiopathic urticari
 Specifically classified
as:
 Histamine receptor
antagonists

7. Other Antihistamines
 Claritan (loratandine)
 Benedryl (diphenhydramine)

8. Antitussive
 Relives the urge to cough
 Active Ingredient:
 Hyrdocodone
 Brand Name:
 Hycodon

9. Hycodon
 Other names:
 Vicodin,Anexsia, Dicodid, Hycomine, Lorcet,
Lortab, Norco, Tussionex
 Derived from opioids
 Can also be used as an analgesic
 Only available by prescription

10. Hycodon: Side Effects
 Fast, slow or pounding heartbeat
 Hallucinations
 Increased sweating
 Itching or skin rash
 Ringing of the ears
 Trouble breathing
 Symptoms of depression

11. References
 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
 http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/about.cf
m
 http://www.rxmed.com/
 Fremgen, Bonnie F., and Suzanne S. Frucht.
Medical Terminology: A Living Language.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice
Hall, 2009. Print.