Albuterol Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Albuterol Inhaler, Proventil HFA, Ventolin HFA (Show all)
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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asthma | 79 |
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12 | |||
| Other | 35 |
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5 | ||
| Breathing difficulty | 20 |
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3 | |||
| General health | 13 |
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2 | |||
| COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 4 |
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2 | |||
| Shortness of breath | 3 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Albuterol. See all 53 dosages ►
| 0.083% as needed | 0.5% as needed | 0.63mg/3mL(0.021%) as needed | 100mg as needed | 110ml as needed | 1.25 mg/3 mL (0.042%) as needed | 1.25mg/3mL(0.042%) as needed | 17g as needed | 17ml as needed | 180 mcg all the time (24/7) | 180 mcg as needed | 18 g as needed | 1mcg as needed | 1mg as needed | 1ml as needed | 1 other all the time (24/7) | 1other as needed | 200 as needed | 200ml as needed | 20ml as needed | 2 1.25mg/3mL(0.042%) as needed | 2 90mcg/inh as needed | 2 as needed | 2 CFCfree90mcg/inh as needed | 2ml as needed | 6ml as needed | 90 as needed | 90 mcg all the time (24/7) | 90mcg as needed | 90mcg/inh as needed | 90ml as needed | as needed | CFCfree90mcg/inh as needed | daily | ml as needed | 0.083% daily | 0.249 g daily | 0.332 g daily | 2 x 1.25 mg/3 mL (0.042%) weekly | 0.5 g daily | 1.25 mg/3 mL (0.042%) daily | 90 mcg monthly | 3 mcg daily | 3 mg daily | 4 mg daily | 4 x 1.25 mg/3 mL (0.042%) daily | 8 mg daily | 17 mL daily | 90 mcg daily | 180 mcg daily | 360 mcg daily | 450 mcg daily | 720 mcg daily | ||
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33
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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4 | 31% |
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Doctor's advice
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4 | 31% |
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Other
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4 | 31% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 8% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 8% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 26 patient evaluations
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- feathers4me
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: severe
- See profile
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- feathers4me
- 1.25mg/3mL(0.042%) as needed
- since Aug 18, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for General health
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Side Effects
None
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- francesca
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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- francesca
- 1.25mg/3mL(0.042%) as needed
- since Aug 23, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
None
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- clumzychef
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Severe
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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- clumzychef
- 0.083 g daily
- since Sep 24, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Side Effects
Mild
- See full evaluation
See all 26 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.