Alupent Inhalation and Kadcyla

• Generic Name: metaproterenol
• Dosage Forms: aerosol
• Other Brand Names: Alupent, Metaprel

Metaproterenol is used to treat asthma and bronchospasm in patients with bronchitis, emphysema, and other lung diseases.

Metaproterenol belongs to the family of medicines known as adrenergic bronchodilators. Adrenergic bronchodilators are medicines that are breathed in through the mouth to open up the bronchial tubes (air passages) in the lungs. They relieve cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, and troubled breathing by increasing the flow of air through the bronchial tubes.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: ado-trastuzumab emtansine
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution
• Other Brand Names: Kadcyla

Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine) is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.

Kadcyla is used to treat HER2-positive breast cancer.

Kadcyla is used both for early breast cancer and for breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic).

Kadcyla is usually given after other cancer medications have been tried without success.

Kadcyla should not be used in place of Herceptin (trastuzumab).