Respiratory Therapy Cave: Asthma/ COPD medicine

The following are the asthma/ COPD meds:

Albuterol inhaler (rescue inhaler that every asthmatic/ COPDer should carry at all times)
Xopenex inhaler
Xopenex solution (I refer to this as Hoaxenex. It works, but is not better than Ventolin)
Pirbuterol (Another alternative rescue inhaler)
Albuterol solution (for the nebulizer. It's cheaper and works just as well)
Advair (A top line asthma medicine meant to prevent asthma. Has both serevent and flovent in it. (See Q&A)
Symbicort (A top line asthma medicine meant to prevent asthma. Has both formoterol and Pulmicort in it (See Q&A)
Flovent (The best steroid inhaler)
Pulmicort (solution good for kids or adults who can't take steroid inhalers)
Serevent (no longer recommended for asthma. Can be used for COPD)
Atrovent (proven to improve work of breathing in emergency room) No longer a top line preventative for most asthma patients. May benefic hardluck asthmatics and COPDers who need nebuliizers. Otherwise, Spiriva is better)
Spiriva (proven to improve lung function in COPD patients
Combivent (a COPD medicine. Combination of Ventolin and Atrovent)
Theophylline (recommended now only for hardluck asthma or COPD)
Tilade: (There are now better asthma meds than this)
Intal: (There are now better asthma meds than this)
Epinephrine (Now only used as a last ditch effort in hospitals)
Susphrine (No longer made. See post below for more information, or click here and here.)