Druggist For The People

Albuterol Inhalers


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In this episode, the question at hand is “What is this stuff?”  It’s albuterol, a beta-2 selective drug, used as a rescue inhaler.  And the question remains:  “What is this stuff?”  When it was invented, why it works and when is too much too much.  And why communicating with your physician about your Albuterol use is so important.  Everything is connected, and so we also spend a couple of minutes talking about Epi-Pen, another rescue medication.   

Topics Covered:

  • Albuterol.  What the hell is this stuff? 1:08
  • Snake 1:50
  • Fight or Flight 2:22
  • Selective Drug 3:10
  • Mimics Natural Process 4:20
  • Too Much? 5:40
  •  Other Options 6:00
  •  Losing Selectivity 7:22
  •  Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic 8:07
  •  Before Albuterol 9:10
  • Epipen 10:00

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Druggist For The PeopleBy Donald Schoeff R.Ph.

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