albuterol

noun

al·bu·te·rol al-ˈbyü-tə-ˌrȯl

-ˌrōl

: a drug C₁₃H₂₁NO₃ used to treat asthma as an aerosol or as the sulfate in tablet form

Examples of albuterol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Several months before Akorn closed its facilities, the company had stopped shipping out its 20-milliliter bottles of liquid albuterol, according to Premier, a group purchasing organization (GPO) for major U.S. hospitals. —

Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023 Wholesalers have barred hospitals from ordering more than their usual supply of liquid albuterol to avoid stocking up and hoarding, Premier said. —

Christopher Rowland, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023 Liquid albuterol has been in short supply since last summer, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. —

Jen Christensen, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023 If frequently using albuterol, talk to your doctor about daily medications that help control asthma symptoms in addition to albuterol. —

Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2023 Its Illinois factory was licensed to produce liquid albuterol used in nebulizers, a type of medical device that converts the respiratory medication into a mist that can be inhaled. —

Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023 Other inhalers, such as albuterol, dilate your airways to temporarily relieve asthma symptoms. —

Mansi Kanuga Md, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023 The asthma drug albuterol was impacted when a major manufacturer shuttered its factories last month after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2023 Without the larger Akorn product, staff at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago had to squeeze out the albuterol contents from smaller packages. —

Jen Christensen, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

perhaps from salicyl (radical of salicylic acid) + but(yl) + ter(tiary) entry 1 + -ol entry 1

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of albuterol was in 1972

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Medical Definition

albuterol

noun

al·bu·te·rol al-ˈbyü-tə-ˌrȯl, -ˌrōl

: a beta-agonist bronchodilator that is administered in the form of its sulfate (C₁₃H₂₁NO₃)₂·H₂SO₄ as an inhalational aerosol or as a tablet to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

called also salbutamol

see combivent, proventil, ventolin