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Brand Names: Albuterol Sulfate, Combivent, ProAir HFA, Proventil, Ventolin, VoSpire ER
Generic Name: Albuterol
See also: Albuterol Inhaler, Pirbuterol Acetate

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. A common brand name for this drug is Ventolin. Read more...Click to read more below

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Reasons Taken

66 patients in the community are taking or have taken Albuterol.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 43 65%
General health 8 12%
Asthma 6 9%
Seasonal allergies 2 3%
COPD 2 3%
Breathing difficulty 1 1%
Chest Congestion 1 1%
Don't know 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Albuterol.

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  0 mcg day 0 mL day 0 g none 0 mcg none 0 mg none 0 mL none 0 other none 0 none 0.083 g day 0.332 g day 2 mL day 4 mg day 17 mL day 90 mcg day 180 mcg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 21 Number of Patients: 21 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 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Albuterol or how long patients were taking Albuterol before stopping.

Currently taking Albuterol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
4
3
1
1
30

Stopped taking Albuterol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
1
0
0
3
Why Patients Stopped Taking Albuterol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 2 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Other 2 33% Other: 33%
Course of treatment ended 2 33% Course of treatment ended: 33%
Did not seem to work 1 17% Did not seem to work: 17%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 50% 1
Slight 50% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 17% 1
Mild 50% 3
None 33% 2

Top reported side-effects include: Jittery feeling, JITTERY

Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 6)

  • feathers4me
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
    See profile
  • feathers4me
  • by feathers4me
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health

  • clumzychef
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • clumzychef
  • by clumzychef
    Sep 24, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • COPD

See all evaluation results for Albuterol



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