Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is used to describe chronic bronchitis, emphysema,or both. When you are suffering from COPD, the airflow to your lungs is obstructed. This condition is most common in smokers. The symptoms include breathlessness and cough. Patients are given inhalers that they can use to ease the symptoms. The best treatment for COPD is to quit smoking.Other forms of treatments include antibiotics, steroids, oxygen, antibioticsas well as mucolytic medicines. These medications are mostly prescribed in severe cases or when the symptoms worsen.