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Albuterol Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Albuterol Inhaler, ProAir HFA, Proventil HFA (Show all)
Generic Name: Albuterol
See also: Salbutamol
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. The international generic name is Salbutamol.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Other | 7 |
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| Asthma | 6 |
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2 | ||||
| Support another treatment | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Wheezing | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Pulmonary Hypertention | 1 | 0 |
See all 27 patients currently taking Albuterol
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Albuterol. See all 21 dosages ►
| 0.63mg/3mL(0.021%) as needed | 1.25 mg/3 mL (0.042%) all the time (24/7) | 1.25mg/3mL(0.042%) as needed | 125mg as needed | 1 as needed | 2 90mcg/inh as needed | 2puff(s) as needed | 50other as needed | 90 mcg all the time (24/7) | 90mcg/inh as needed | as needed | CFCfree90mcg/inh as needed | 0.332 g daily | 1.25 mg/3 mL (0.042%) daily | 2 x 1.25 mg/3 mL (0.042%) daily | 8 mL daily | 10 mg daily | 17 g daily | 90 mcg daily | 180 mcg daily | 360 mcg daily | ||
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 33% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 17% |
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Other
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1 | 17% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 17% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Patient Evaluations
See all 8 patient evaluations
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- ShannonandJohn
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: moderate
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild
- 441
- VL 30
- See profile
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- ShannonandJohn
- 1.25 mg/3 mL (0.042%) daily
- since Nov 16, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Asthma
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Side Effects
Mild
- See full evaluation
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- baltogirl
- Sex: F
- Mental Symptoms: none
- Physical Symptoms: none
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: moderate
- 891
- VL < 50
- See profile
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- baltogirl
- 1 as needed
- since Nov 05, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- hcubbyhill
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: mild
- Physical Symptoms: moderate
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: moderate
- 723
- VL 13k
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- hcubbyhill
- 90 mcg daily
- since Oct 07, 2009
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Efficacy
Major
for Asthma
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 8 patient evaluations
Report created on March 20, 2010.