Kyle E asked:
Forwhatparticular asthma symptoms doesAlbuterol (Salbutamol) cater to? Whymaya doctor determine thathisorherpatient needs totake albuterol instead ofotherpotential asthma medications?
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Forwhatparticular asthma symptoms doesAlbuterol (Salbutamol) cater to? Whymaya doctor determine thathisorherpatient needs totake albuterol instead ofotherpotential asthma medications?
Cure YourAsthma in1 Week!
Albuterol isa rescue inhaler. Everyone whohasasthma,toanydegree,shouldhavea rescue inhaler touseincase ofanacute asthma attack. Ifa patient hassymptoms more oftenthanonce a month during theday oronce a week atnight,s/heshouldalsohavea long-term preventative asthma treatment. Albuterol canalsobeadministered ina nebulizer machine,whichpeople whohavesevere asthma usually haveintheirhomes.
Simply. Albuterol isthecheapest selective B2 quickacting med out there. Liketheprevious poster mentioned,itisa rescue inhaler andithasbeenaround forever soit’s dirt cheap.
Albuterol isa rescue medication. Ifthepatient hasonlyoccasional symptoms,anddoesn’t havesignificant attacks,thismedication wouldlikelybeallthatwasprescribed. Othermedications,longer acting bronchodilators,andparticularly anti-inflammatory medications,wouldbenecessary ifasthma ismore persistent orbecomes chronic. Asthma generally worsens withage,andwillrequire more andmore medication tocontrol.
Fastacting B2 agonists likealbuterol “cater”tothebronchial smooth muscle constriction thatisoccuring arround yourlower airways. thealbuterol relaxes thesmooth muscle allowing thebronchioles towiden andmore air topass. Thereisairway inflammation occuring aswell thatisusually taken care ofwithsteroids.
Ifyouuseyourinhaler more thantwice a week yourasthma maynotbecontrolled andyoumayneed tobetaking controller meds aswell.
LikeNichole mentioned Albuterol isthecheapest andmostwidely used beta agonist rescue inhaler. thereisanother thatisused butithasn’t beenproven towork anybetter orfasteranditsabout6 times asexpensive.