medicines for cystic fibrosis help keep the lungs as healthy as possible reduce and control mucus in the lungs and replace digestive enzymes. medication choices medicines for cystic fibrosis include: medicine to treat infections antibiotics (such as ciprofloxacin [ cipro ] and tobramycin [ tobi ]) medicines to open breathing tubes in the lungs or keep them open bronchodilators (such as albuterol or salmeterol) anticholinergics (such as atrovent ) medicines to control the amount and thickness of mucus dnase (such as pulmozyme ) mucolytics (such as acetylcysteine ) saltwater solution (hypertonic saline) medicines to reduce inflammation nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) (such as motrin ) membrane stabilizers (such as cromolyn ) corticosteroids (such as prednisone medrol or flovent diskus) medicines to replace the effect of digestive enzymes enzyme replacement therapy (such as creon or pancrease ) what to think about some medicines work better for some people than for others. a medicine that works well for one person may not work for someone else. it can take time to find the medicines that work best for you or your child. webmd medical reference from healthwise this information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor. healthwise disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information. © 1995-2011 healthwise incorporated. healthwise healthwise for every health decision and the healthwise logo are trademarks of healthwise incorporated.
what medications and treatments are available to treat cystic fibrosis?