List of medical inhalants

Drugs and therapeutic agents administered by inhalation

Inhalational anesthetic agents

• aliflurane
• chloroform
• cyclopropane
• desflurane
• diethyl ether
• halothane
• isoflurane
• methoxyflurane
• methoxypropane
• nitrous oxide
• roflurane
• sevoflurane
• teflurane
• trichloroethylene
• vinyl ether
• xenon

Bronchodilators

• Arformoterol
• Bitolterol
• Epinephrine
• Fenoterol
• Formoterol
• Ipratropium
• Isoetharine
• Isoproterenol
• Levalbuterol
• Metaproterenol
• Pirbuterol
• Procaterol
• Racepinephrine (racemic epinephrine)
• Salbutamol
• Salmeterol
• Terbutaline
• Tiotropium

Anti-hypertensives

• Amyl nitrite
• Iloprost (Prostacyclin)
• Nitric oxide

Anti-inflammatories

• Beclomethasone
• Budesonide
• Ciclesonide
• Cromolyn
• Dexamethasone
• Flunisolide
• Fluticasone
• Mometasone
• Nedocromil
• Triamcinolone

Antimicrobials

• Pentamidine
• Ribavirin
• Tobramycin
• Zanamivir

Pulmonary surfactants

• Beractant
• Calfactant
• Colfosceril
• Poractant alfa

Sympathomimetic amines

• Amphetamine (Benzedrine)
• Levomethamphetamine (Vicks Vapor Inhaler)
• Propylhexedrine (Benzedrex)

Miscellaneous

• Aromatic ammonia
• Dornase alfa
• Glutathione
• Insulin
• Methacholine
• Nicotine
• Sodium chloride

Common inhalers

• nail polish remover
• glue
• paint thinner
• computer cleaner
• correction fluids