ALBUTEROL (Proventil®, Ventolin®) is a bronchodilator, a medicine that opens up your air passages and makes breathing easier. It is a medicine for patients with various lung problems such as asthma and chronic bronchitis. Albuterol aerosol controls acute episodes or prevents recurring bouts of bronchospasm. It is useful for the prevention of exercise-induced bronchospasm. Generic albuterol inhalation aerosol is available.
Drugs that may interact with albuterol?
•arsenic trioxide
•astemizole
•bepridil
•beta-blockers, often used for high blood pressure or heart problems
•arsenic trioxide
•astemizole
•bepridil
•beta-blockers, often used for high blood pressure or heart problems
•caffeine
•certain antibiotics (such as clarithromycin, erythromycin, gatifloxacin, gemifloxacin, grepafloxacin, levofloxacin, linezolid, moxifloxacin, sparfloxacin)
•chloroquine
•cisapride
•droperidol
•halofantrine
•levomethadyl
•medicines for colds and breathing difficulties
•medicines for heart disease or high blood pressure
•medicines known as MAO inhibitors, such as phenelzine (Nardil®), tranylcypromine (Parnate®), isocarboxazid (Marplan®), and selegiline (Carbex®, Eldepryl®)
•medicines to control heart rhythm (examples: amiodarone, disopyramide, dofetilide, flecainide, procainamide, quinidine, sotalol)
•medicines for treating depression or mental illness (amoxapine, haloperidol, maprotiline, pimozide, phenothiazines, risperidone, sertindole, tricyclic antidepressants, ziprasidone)
•methadone
•pentamidine
•probucol
•some medicines for weight loss (including some herbal products, ephedra, ephedrine, dextroamphetamine)
•steroid hormones such as dexamethasone, cortisone, hydrocortisone
•terfenadine
•theophylline
•thyroid hormones
•water pills or diuretics
Cost is between $18 - $25
2007-03-03 21:10:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Depends, the inhalers with CFC's might be phased out, the new HFA types are almosst $50
2007-03-04 10:12:27
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answered by Anonymous
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Albuteral 90mcg inhaler at CVC pharmacy in Virginia: $24.99 This is for the HFA type.
2007-03-04 05:09:35
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answered by Anonymous
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