Roflumilast

Pronounced roe-FLOO-mi-last

Brand names: Daliresp

Type: PDE4 inhibitor (COPD medicine) · All Lung & Breathing Medicines

What Roflumilast is used for

  • Reducing flare-ups in severe COPD with chronic bronchitis
  • Severe COPD in patients with frequent exacerbations

Common side effects

  • Diarrhea
  • Weight loss
  • Nausea
  • Headache
  • Trouble sleeping

Important cautions

  • Weight loss and mood changes, including depression, are monitored during treatment
  • Not used in significant liver disease

How it comes

Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.