What Is Albuterol
Bye-Bye CFC Inhalers, Hello HFA Inhalers for COPD
Tick...tick...tick...Do you hear it? That's the sound of the clock ticking down to December 31, 2008 - the day some of the inhaled breathing medicines you've grown to know and love will no longer be available. Now, before you get too worked up (and who wouldn't be?), let's find out what's going on and learn what you can do to keep on breathing easy.
What's this all about?
When you use an inhaled aerosol medication, you are breathing in not only the helpful medicine, but a propellant that assi...
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Expert & Community Posts
The Inhaler Changeover
By Sloane Miller , Health ExpertI knew it was coming: the change in my Albuterol rescue inhaler. I had gotten a letter from... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
COPD and Spiriva: How to Maximize its Effectiveness
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...were on Combivent, a combination of Atrovent and Albuterol) and that Spiriva was supposed to be... Read more »
Health Guide
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 »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 »Pneumonia: Medications
...airways, are sometimes used to treat RSV infection. However, evidence is conflicting. One study involving albuterol, a common bronchodilator, found that epinephrine may be more effective. Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Medications
...effective for COLD patients. A single inhaler containing both ipratropium and the common beta2-agonist albuterol (Combivent) may prove to be better than either medicine alone. Anticholinergics... Read more »Asthma Treatment
...NameBrand NamesAdministrationQuick-Relief Medications (control acute attacks)Short-Acting Beta-2 AgonistsAlbuterolProventil, Ventolin, AccuNebInhaler,... Read more »Images
Medications
Albuterol (also known as salbutamol) is used to treat wheezing and shortness of breath caused by... Read more »
Albuterol (also known as salbutamol) is used to treat wheezing and shortness of breath caused by... Read more »
...use, especially of: inhaled medications (e.g., albuterol) This document does not contain... Read more »
This product is a combination of 2 medications: albuterol (also known as salbutamol) and... Read more »
...you may use, especially of: asthma drugs (e.g., albuterol, metaproterenol) fluoxetine ... Read more »
Related News
Singulair may be a better treatment option in the long term
October 02, 2008Easing 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?
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Clinical trial: Albuterol for lung injury
October 03, 2008This is a study to determine if the asthma drug albuterol is effective in helping patients who have Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) or... Read summary »
Magnesium may reduce asthma sufferers' need for medicines
October 02, 2008Children 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, 2009A review of clinical trials has shown that bronchodilators that contain inhaled beta-agonists like salmeterol (Advair) and albuterol increased the... Read summary »
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