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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 438 61 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Asthma 350 84 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 142 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 85 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Cystic Fibrosis 78 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Bronchitis 55 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1187 patients currently taking Albuterol

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Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Albuterol. See all 141 dosages ►

  2puff(s) as needed ml as needed 2 90mcg/inh as needed 1.25mg/3mL(0.042%) as needed 2 CFCfree90mcg/inh as needed CFCfree90mcg/inh as needed 90mcg/inh as needed 90 mcg daily 180 mcg daily 360 mcg daily
  26 Number of Patients: 26 28 Number of Patients: 28 115 Number of Patients: 115 36 Number of Patients: 36 45 Number of Patients: 45 97 Number of Patients: 97 310 Number of Patients: 310 143 Number of Patients: 143 61 Number of Patients: 61 33 Number of Patients: 33  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Albuterol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 44   Other: 26%
Course of treatment ended 41   Course of treatment ended: 24%
Doctor's advice 37   Doctor's advice: 22%
Did not seem to work 24   Did not seem to work: 14%
Side effects too severe 20   Side effects too severe: 12%
Not indicated 9   Not indicated: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 6   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 2%
Expense 2   Expense: 1%

See all 160 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
 119 51%
Usually
 68 29%
Sometimes
 43 18%
Never
 5 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Albuterol

Very
 10 4%
Somewhat
 23 10%
A little
 57 24%
Not at all
 145 62%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Albuterol

$200+
 2 1%
$100-199
 1 1%
$50-99
 9 6%
$25-49
 17 12%
< $25
 116 80%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.