Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Salbutamol (INN) or albuterol (USAN) is a short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Read More at Wikipedia ›FDA Advisory to switch to HFA propelled quick-relief (bronchodilator) asthma inhalersJust a brief note to remind all individuals and/or family members with asthma that the US FDA requires that CFC based quick relief bronchodilator inhalers be removed from the US market by year end.
If you are currently using a CFC inhaler you will need to transition prior to the ban to more environmentally friendly HFA quick relief inhalers.Bottom line: the asthma medication, a rescue bronchodilator, is exactly the same and is not changing, only the propellant that pushes the medication out of the canister inhaler when you inhale will be different.Many of my patients, in fact, probably almost all of them have already made the switch to HFA.Go to www.fda.gov/cder/mdi/albuterol.htm for more detailed information about this.Make it an opportunity to review a day to day asthma action plan with your provider or asthma specialist.Dr. Clifford W. Bassett is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the Lon...Doubling the dose of inhaled steroids doesn't appear to dampen asthma attacks, despite the practice being recommended by many doctors, Canadian researchers said Thur...
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Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will no longer be sold at year's end - and the government is urging patients not to wait unt...
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