Albuterol metered aerosol is approved for these uses in adults as well as children ages 4 years and older. See the “Albuterol metered aerosol uses” section below for details about how this drug is ...

Primatene Mist is the only OTC inhaler approved by the FDA for mild asthma in people 12 and older. Primatene Mist uses epinephrine, while albuterol uses albuterol sulfate, and they have different side ...

A nationwide shortage of the asthma medication albuterol has been ongoing since last fall and experts fear it's only expected to get worse. Albuterol can be taken in several forms but it's the ...

About one out of 12 people in the United States has asthma. Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung condition in which airways ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of a single inhaler with albuterol and corticosteroids as needed reduced exacerbations by 26%. As-needed ...

As asthma symptoms worsen, patients typically rely on short-acting β 2-agonist (SABA) rescue therapy, but SABAs do not address worsening inflammation, which leaves patients at risk for severe asthma ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Albuterol is a fast-acting medication that's typically used in emergency situations to treat asthma in children. (Photo: Getty ...

Inhalers using chlorofluorocarbons to dispense the drug albuterol will be banned at the end of 2008, the Food and Drug Administration said. Chlorofluorocarbons, once widely used as aerosol propellants ...

We analyzed whether effects varied between adults vs children and those with persistent vs nonpersistent asthma. Overall albuterol inhaler use steadily declined from to Steep declines in use of ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- 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, CNN ...

FDA says there is no shortage of asthma medication inhalers for personal use. A nationwide shortage of the asthma medication albuterol has been ongoing since last fall and experts fear it's only ...