ALBUTEROL (Proventil®, Ventolin®) is a bronchodilator, a medicine that open up your air passages and make breathing easier. Regular use of Albuterol inhalation controls recurring bouts of bronchospasm.

Bronchospasms are most common in people with asthma, but can also occur in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Albuterol solution is used in a nebulizer, a device that changes liquid medications into fine droplets that are inhaled into the lungs.

It is important to keep Albuterol on hand at all times. Get your prescription refilled before you run out of medicine completely. Keep using all of your other medications as prescribed by your doctor.

Call your doctor right away if you feel that Albuterol is not working as well as usual, or if it makes your condition worse. If it seems like you need to use more of any of your medications in a 24-hour period, talk with your doctor.

Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine. An overdose of Albuterol can be fatal. Extreme heat can cause the medicine canister to burst. Do not store your inhaler in your car on hot days. Do not throw an empty canister into open flame.

Before using Albuterol

You should not use this medication if you are allergic to Albuterol.

If you have certain conditions, you may need a dose adjustment or special tests to safely use this medication.

Before using Albuterol, tell your doctor if you have:

• heart disease, high blood pressure, or congestive heart failure;
• a heart rhythm disorder;
• a seizure disorder such as epilepsy;
• diabetes; or
• overactive thyroid.

If you have any of these conditions, you may not be able to use Albuterol, or you may need a dose adjustment or special tests during treatment.

FDA pregnancy category C. This medication may be harmful to an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment. It is not known whether Albuterol passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Do not use Albuterol without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

* Prescription required. Albuterol is the generic name for Proventil® or Ventolin®.

Generic pricing applies to box of 25 vials. $3.99 pricing applies only to the 25 vial count box.