What does ALB stand for?

In the study, researchers at Indiana University found that a large dose -- 9 milligrams of caffeine per kilogram of body weight -- was as effective as the use of an albuterol inhaler, which is commonly used to treat or prevent exercise-induced asthma.

Previous data have shown BIS to be stable chemically and compatible physically when administered simultaneously with respiratory medications, including albuterol sulfate inhalation solution (Proventil[R]; Schering Corporation, Kenilworth, NJ), ipratropium bromide inhalation solution (Atrovent[R]; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ridgefield, CT), and levalbuterol inhalation solution.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three albuterol inhalers that use the HFA propellant: Ventolin, Proventil and ProAir.

Albuterol is placed within a classification of medicines known as beta-agonists and works to open and relax air passages to allow easier breathing.

The PI also warned that concomitant use of albuterol extended-release tablets and other oral sympathomimetic agents is not recommended because such combined use may lead to deleterious cardiovascular effects; and it warns that albuterol should be administered with extreme caution to patients being treated with monoamine oxidase inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants, or within two weeks of discontinuation of such agents, because the action of albuterol on the vascular system may be potentiated.

Nephron Pharmaceuticals introduces the first and only FDA approved generic version of Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.

While the exact mechanism for this known adverse effect of albuterol is not known, awareness of this adverse effect can be life saving to the patient.

After the March 21-28, 2005, inspection of Nephron Pharmaceuticals, Orlando, FL, FDA found serious deviations of the post-marketing adverse drug experience (PADE) reporting requirements, as well as violations of the current GMP requirements for Nephron's product Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution 0.