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Brand Names:
Albuterol Inhaler, ProAir HFA, Proventil, Ventolin, VoSpire ER
Generic Name: Albuterol
What is Albuterol? Albuterol 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.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
233 patients in the community are taking or have taken Albuterol.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 118 | 50% |
| Asthma | 32 | 13% |
| General health | 28 | 12% |
| disease-related symptoms | 12 | 5% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 6 | 2% |
| Breathing difficulty | 5 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | 1% |
| COPD | 3 | 1% |
| Don't know | 2 | <1% |
| Seasonal allergies | 2 | <1% |
| Excess saliva | 1 | <1% |
| Atrophy, upper body muscles | 1 | <1% |
| Chest Congestion | 1 | <1% |
| Bronchitis | 1 | <1% |
| 0 g day | 0 mcg day | 0 mL day | 0 g none | 0 mcg none | 0 mg none | 0 mL none | 0 other none | 0 none | 0.02371476 g day | 0.083 g day | 0.332 g day | 0.35715 mg week | 1 mg day | 1 day | 1.25 mg day | 2 mL day | 2 other day | 2.5 mg day | 2.5 day | 3 mcg day | 3.75 mg day | 3.75 mg week | 4 mg day | 4 mL day | 4 other day | 8 mg day | 8 mL day | 10 mg day | 10 mL day | 15 mL day | 16 mL day | 17 g day | 17 mL day | 90 mcg none | 90 mcg day | 180 mcg day | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Albuterol or how long patients were taking Albuterol before stopping.
Currently taking Albuterol
Stopped taking Albuterol
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 29 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 37% | 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 42% | 8 |
| Slight | 21% | 4 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 10% | 3 |
| Mild | 45% | 13 |
| None | 45% | 13 |
Top reported side-effects include: JITTERY INCRESE IN HEART RATE, Jittery feeling, JITTERY
Summary results are based on 29 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 29)
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- GoodTimes
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: None
- 37 M
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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by GoodTimes
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Asthma
- Advice/Tips
- My inhaler tends to dry out quickly. Not sure how to prevent this.
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- feathers4me
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: severe
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by feathers4me
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks