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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Asthma 335 81 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Asthma 301 42 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 106 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 84 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Cystic Fibrosis 51 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Breathing difficulty 39 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 993 patients currently taking Albuterol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 8
Moderate
 34
Mild
 72
None
 92

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

Jittery feeling 42
Heart rate increased 29
Shakiness 14
Tremor 8
Tachycardia (fast heart rate) 8
Shaky hands 5
See all 30 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Albuterol. See all 125 dosages ►

  90mcg/inh as needed 2 90mcg/inh as needed ml as needed 2 CFCfree90mcg/inh as needed 1.25mg/3mL(0.042%) as needed CFCfree90mcg/inh as needed 1.25 mg/3 mL (0.042%) daily 90 mcg daily 180 mcg daily 360 mcg daily
  254 Number of Patients: 254 101 Number of Patients: 101 28 Number of Patients: 28 32 Number of Patients: 32 36 Number of Patients: 36 79 Number of Patients: 79 20 Number of Patients: 20 125 Number of Patients: 125 45 Number of Patients: 45 27 Number of Patients: 27  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Albuterol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 37   Other: 26%
Doctor's advice 33   Doctor's advice: 23%
Course of treatment ended 31   Course of treatment ended: 22%
Did not seem to work 21   Did not seem to work: 15%
Side effects too severe 15   Side effects too severe: 10%
Not indicated 8   Not indicated: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 5   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 2%
Expense 2   Expense: 1%

See all 133 patients who’ve stopped taking Albuterol

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Albuterol

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

Stopped Taking Albuterol

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Albuterol

Always
 102 50%
Usually
 64 31%
Sometimes
 37 18%
Never
 3 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Albuterol

Very
 10 5%
Somewhat
 21 10%
A little
 45 22%
Not at all
 130 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Albuterol

$200+
 2 2%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 8 6%
$25-49
 16 12%
< $25
 102 79%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.