Asthma is a common inflammatory disease of the lungs. The prevalence of asthma is
increasing worldwide, and the tendency indicates that the number of asthma sufferers will …

About 10% of American children have asthma, and its prevalence, morbidity, and mortality
have been increasing. Asthma is an inflammatory disease with edema, bronchial …

The presence of acute reversibility to bronchodilators does not distinguish asthma from
COPD. Patients with either condition can benefit from bronchodilators, and should be given …

Screening for ″zero tolerance ″β-agonists requires broad-specificity and sensitivity
methods. Herein, R-(−)-salbutamol (SAL) is chirally separated and designed as a hapten …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether levalbuterol resulted in fewer hospital admissions than
racemic albuterol when used for treatment of acute asthma. STUDY DESIGN: A randomized …

Background: Racemic albuterol (RAC) is an equal mixture of (R)-albuterol and (S)-albuterol.
Only the (R)-isomer, levalbuterol (LEV), is therapeutically active. Lower doses of LEV …

Salbutamol (albuterol) is a β 2-adrenoceptor agonist used as a bronchodilator for the
treatment of asthma and as a uterine relaxant for the suspension of premature labour …

Recent reports using a breathing simulator system have suggested that mesh nebulizers
provide more effective medication delivery than jet nebulizers. In this study, the …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: An efficacy treatment study is conducted comparing levalbuterol to
racemic albuterol for acute pediatric asthma in the emergency department (ED). METHODS …

Background: It has been suggested that R-albuterol produces bronchodilation that is
comparable with that of racemic albuterol (RS-albuterol) on a 4: 1 dose-for-dose basis but …