الأدوية والمكملات الغذائية

Description and Brand Names

Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®

US Brand Name

1. Alupent

Canadian Brand Name

1. Alti-Orciprenaline

Descriptions

Metaproterenol is used to treat asthma and bronchospasm in patients with bronchitis, emphysema, and other lung diseases.

Metaproterenol belongs to the family of medicines known as adrenergic bronchodilators. Adrenergic bronchodilators are medicines that open up the bronchial tubes (air passages) in the lungs. They relieve cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, and troubled breathing by increasing the flow of air through the bronchial tubes.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

This product is available in the following dosage forms:

• Tablet
• Syrup