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What is Albuterol Inhaler?

Albuterol is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing and opening air passages to the lungs to make breathing easier. It is used to prevent and treat wheezing, difficulty breathing and chest tightness caused by lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
decreased respiration 4 1
Pneumonia 2 0
Choking, inability to breathe 1 0
Other 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 50%
None
1 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

JITTERY INCRESE IN HEART RATE
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  1.25mg/3mL(0.042%) as needed 90mcg/inh as needed 0.166 g daily 0.332 g daily 4 puff(s) daily 90 mcg daily 360 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Albuterol Inhaler (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
1 100% Course of treatment ended: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Albuterol Inhaler

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Albuterol Inhaler

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

Stopped Taking Albuterol Inhaler

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 50%
Not at all
1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

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

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Report created on November 22, 2009.