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See also: Albuterol

What is Albuterol Inhaler? Albuterol is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing and opening air passages to the lungs to make breathing easier. It is used to prevent and treat wheezing, difficulty breathing and chest tightness caused by lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

46 patients in the community are taking or have taken Albuterol Inhaler.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 25 54%
Asthma 8 17%
General health 6 13%
Breathing difficulty 1 2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Albuterol Inhaler.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 g day 0 g none 0 mcg none 0 mg none 0 mL none 0 other none 0 tps. none 0 none 1 other day 3 mcg day 4 other day 10 mg day 17 g day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

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

Currently taking Albuterol Inhaler

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
5
8
1
26

Stopped taking Albuterol Inhaler

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
0
1
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Albuterol Inhaler (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 11 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 43% 3
Moderate 43% 3
Slight 14% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 9% 1
Mild 36% 4
None 55% 6

Top reported side-effects include: JITTERY INCRESE IN HEART RATE, Tremors

Summary results are based on 11 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 11)

  • GoodTimes
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 1
    Compulsion: 0
    Anxiety: 0
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 0
    External Stress: Low
    37 M
    Function: High
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • GoodTimes
  • by GoodTimes
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Asthma
Advice/Tips
My inhaler tends to dry out quickly. Not sure how to prevent this.

  • francesca
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • francesca
  • by francesca
    Aug 23, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other

See all evaluation results for Albuterol Inhaler



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