COPD/Chronic Bronchitis/Emphysemia
510 members with COPD/Chronic Bronchitis/Emphysemia
COPD, also known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease (COAD), is a lung condition that consists of heavy sputum production (chronic bronchitis) and destruction of lung tissue (emphysema). Most often caused by long term exposure to cigarette smoke, COPD is a common cause of shortness of breath in older patients - often made worse by infections and/or exposure to air pollution.
Top medications used by MediGuard members with this condition:
Name | Patients | Severity |
---|---|---|
Tiotropium | 24% | Moderate |
Albuterol | 22% | Moderate |
Fluticasone Propionate with Salmeterol | 9% | Moderate |
Albuterol Sulfate with Ipratropium Bromide | 8% | Moderate |
Ipratropium | 7% | Moderate |
Symbicort | 6% | Moderate |
Theophylline | 5% | Moderate |
Formoterol | 5% | Moderate |
Duoneb | 5% | Moderate |




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