Which medication has the trade names Proventil and Ventolin?

Which medication has the trade names Proventil and Ventolin?

• A. Epinephrine
• B. Ipratropium
• C. Salmeterol
• D. Albuterol

Answer: (D)

Albuterol is the medication known by the trade names Proventil and Ventolin. It acts quickly as a short-acting beta-2 agonist to relax bronchial smooth muscle, relaxing the airways within minutes and providing rapid relief of bronchospasm. That makes it a common rescue inhaler for acute asthma or bronchospasm in EMS settings, delivered by inhaler or nebuli zer. The other drugs listed have different brand names or roles: epinephrine is a broad-acting adrenergic agonist used in severe allergic reactions and some bronchospasm cases, but not Proventil/Ventolin; ipratropium is an anticholinergic bronchodilator (brand Atrovent); salmeterol is a long-acting beta-2 agonist used for maintenance, not for immediate relief (brand Serevent).

Albuterol is the medication known by the trade names Proventil and Ventolin. It acts quickly as a short-acting beta-2 agonist to relax bronchial smooth muscle, relaxing the airways within minutes and providing rapid relief of bronchospasm. That makes it a common rescue inhaler for acute asthma or bronchospasm in EMS settings, delivered by inhaler or nebuli zer.

The other drugs listed have different brand names or roles: epinephrine is a broad-acting adrenergic agonist used in severe allergic reactions and some bronchospasm cases, but not Proventil/Ventolin; ipratropium is an anticholinergic bronchodilator (brand Atrovent); salmeterol is a long-acting beta-2 agonist used for maintenance, not for immediate relief (brand Serevent).