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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. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Asthma 11 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Asthma 10 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Cystic Fibrosis 3 0
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 1 0
problems breathing (asthma issues at some level) 1 0
Bronchiectasis 1 1 Efficacy_major

See all 24 patients currently taking Salbutamol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 2
None
 4

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

Shaky hands 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Salbutamol. See all 17 dosages ►

  100mcg as needed 200mcg as needed 90mcg/inh as needed 2 90mcg/inh as needed 2 daily 4 mcg daily 5 mg daily 8 mg daily 200 mcg daily 400 mcg daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Salbutamol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 43%
Other 2   Other: 29%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 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
0
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
0

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Salbutamol

Always
 4 57%
Usually
 2 29%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Salbutamol

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 14%
Not at all
 6 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Salbutamol

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 33%
< $25
 2 67%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.