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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Albuterol

Clinical trial: Albuterol for lung injury

October 03, 2008
This is a study to determine if the asthma drug albuterol is effective in helping patients who have Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) or Acute Lung Injury (ALI) breathe well enough to remain off a ventilator. This national study is currently recruiting patients. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Can Asthma Medicines Be Used as "Performance Enchancers?"
By Fred Little , Health Expert

...a performance enhancer. And if she could use the albuterol inhaler, why couldn't everyone?   In... Read more »

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Tips for Handling the Asthma Inhaler Changeover
By Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America , Health Expert

...the transition time to switch from CFC-propelled albuterol inhalers to HFA-propelled albuterol... Read more »

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Bye-Bye CFC Inhalers, Hello HFA Inhalers for COPD
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert

...problems.   Will this affect me? If you currently use an Albuterol inhaler using a CFC... Read more »

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New HFA Reliever Inhalers for Asthma- Things You Should Know
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...carriers for aerosol inhalers. Three new brands of albuterol are currently available as Proair... Read more »

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Two Months to the Asthma Inhaler Changeover: What You Need to Know Now
By Romelia Walters , Health Expert

...CFCs are harmful to the earth's ozone layer, all albuterol inhalers will now use... Read more »

Health Guide

Asthma Medications: Albuterol
...airflow and producing the characteristic wheezing sound.Specific short-acting beta2-agonists include:Albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin), called salbutamol outside the U.S., is the standard... Read more »
Asthma in Children and Adolescents: Quick-Relief Medications
...airflow and producing the characteristic wheezing sound.Specific short-acting beta2-agonists include:Albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin), called salbutamol outside the U.S., is the standard... Read more »
Adrenergic bronchodilators overdose
...Such medicines are used to treat asthma and chronic bronchitis. Poisonous Ingredient Albuterol Bitolterol Ephedrine Epinephrine Isoetharine Isoproterenol ... Read more »
Asthma Treatment
...NameBrand NamesAdministrationQuick-Relief Medications (control acute attacks)Short-Acting Beta-2 AgonistsAlbuterolProventil, Ventolin, AccuNebInhaler,... Read more »
Prognosis for Adult Asthma
...medications are safe for pregnant women. The guidelines recommend that pregnant women with asthmahave albuterol available at all times. Inhaled corticosteroids should be used for persistent... Read more »

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...use, especially of: inhaled medications (e.g., albuterol) This document does not contain... Read more »

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......Uses This product is a combination of 2 medications: albuterol (also known as salbutamol) and... Read more »

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...you may use, especially of: asthma drugs (e.g., albuterol, metaproterenol) fluoxetine ... Read more »

Related News

New albuterol inhaler ingredient may triple cost
October 02, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration is requiring that albuterol inhalers change their propellant ingredient by 2008. The new propellant--which replaces... Read summary »

Singulair may be a better treatment option in the long term
October 02, 2008

Easing asthma symptoms with an albuterol inhaler may not work over a long period of time, says Dr. Norma Nehren. Albuterol is intended as a rescue... Read summary »

Can asthma medications cause the heart to skip beats?
October 02, 2008

A patient wants to know if the steroid prednisone can cause the heart to skip beats. Experts from the Mayo Clinic say that skipped beats can be... Read summary »

Magnesium may reduce asthma sufferers' need for medicines
October 02, 2008

Children with asthma who take magnesium supplements have less severe asthma symptoms and use less medication, a new clinical trial suggests. Children... Read summary »

Two kinds of inhalers raise or reduce death risk in patients with COPD
August 07, 2009

A review of clinical trials has shown that bronchodilators that contain inhaled beta-agonists like salmeterol (Advair) and albuterol increased the... Read summary »