Albuterol is a short-acting 2-adrenergic receptor agonist, which comes under the class of medications known as bronchodilators. It is used to relieve bronchospasm in conditions including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Albuterol is marketed under different trade names such as Airomir, Asthalin, Asthavent, Asmol, Buventol, ProAir, Proventil, Salamol, Sultanol, Ventolin, and Volmax.
The asthma sufferers use Albuterol inhalation aerosol in order to stop breathing troubles during exercise. Albuterol works by relaxing and opening air ducts to the lungs to make inhalation process easier. Albuterol can also be taken orally and in an intravenous manner.
Under the brand name Ventolin, Albuterol became available in UK in 1969 and in US in 1980.
Especially, Albuterol is suggested in conditions including severe asthma, to relief symptom during asthma maintenance therapy, protection against exercise-induced asthma and hyperkalaemia. It can be aerosolized with a nebulizer for patients with Cystic Fibrosis, together with ipratropium bromide and pulmozyme. As a 2-agonist, Albuterol is also useful in obstetrics. Injectable Albuterol can be used as a...