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What is Salbutamol?

Salbutamoll relaxes the smooth muscle in the lung and dilates airways to improve breathing. It is used in the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. The inhaler enables the drug to reach deep into the lungs for maximum benefit. The US generic name is albuterol.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Asthma 19 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Asthma 9 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Cystic Fibrosis 4 0
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Bronchitis 2 0
Other 1 0

See all 35 patients currently taking Salbutamol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 1
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Salbutamol

Shaky hands 1
Trembling 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Salbutamol. See all 141 dosages ►

  2puff(s) as needed ml as needed 2 90mcg/inh as needed 1.25mg/3mL(0.042%) as needed 2 CFCfree90mcg/inh as needed CFCfree90mcg/inh as needed 90mcg/inh as needed 90 mcg daily 180 mcg daily 360 mcg daily
  26 Number of Patients: 26 28 Number of Patients: 28 117 Number of Patients: 117 36 Number of Patients: 36 45 Number of Patients: 45 96 Number of Patients: 96 310 Number of Patients: 310 143 Number of Patients: 143 61 Number of Patients: 61 33 Number of Patients: 33  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Salbutamol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 57%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 14%
Other 1   Other: 14%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 14%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Salbutamol

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Salbutamol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Salbutamol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Salbutamol

Always
 3 43%
Usually
 3 43%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Salbutamol

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 14%
A little
 2 29%
Not at all
 4 57%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Salbutamol

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 100%

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Report created on May 23, 2012.