If you are using an albuterol MDI to prevent exercise-induced asthma or bronchoconstriction, the recommended action is 2 puffs 15 to 30 minutes before exercise or physical activity. Common Brand Names ...

Albuterol, patented in 1972 ... COPD and emphysema should consult with caregivers to make sure they have an action plan including, if needed, an inhaler (and a spacer, ...

Albuterol inhalers are still available. However, the liquid version is in short supply.

In October, albuterol was placed on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s drug shortage list, a searchable database that provides information about drugs that are in short supply, plus lists ...

An ongoing shortage of a medicine commonly used to treat people with breathing problems is expected to get worse after a major supplier to US hospitals shut down last week.

Primatene and prescription albuterol are different medications, with different active ingredients, uses, and side effects. Nervousness, tremors, and increased heart rate are among the common side ...

Shortages of liquid albuterol are ongoing after one of the two major U.S. suppliers, Akorn Pharmaceuticals, abruptly laid off its entire workforce and closed plants in New Jersey, New York and ...

That's left some parents worried. One is Mark Joseph, father to a 5-year-old and a 7-year-old from St. Louis, Mo."My youngest has severe asthma, so albuterol is an essential medication to keep her ...

Most people are familiar with Albuterol inhalers. The good news is that those products don’t appear to be in short supply. It’s the liquid form of Albuterol that’s on the FDA’s shortages list.