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by bntyhntr 1865 days ago
What is albuterol? Why does not having it render the entire list terrible? Could you elaborate in a way that inspires useful discourse?
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Baeocystin 1865 days ago
It's a front-line medicine used for the treatment of asthma and COPD. As your sibling comment notes, it's on the list, just under its generic name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salbutamol

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thrdbndndn 1864 days ago
Albuterol is also a generic name, just that it's USAN and different from INN.
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ics 1865 days ago
> Albuterol is used to prevent and treat wheezing, difficulty breathing, chest tightness, and coughing caused by lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; a group of diseases that affect the lungs and airways). Albuterol is in a class of medications called bronchodilators. It works by relaxing and opening the air passages to the lungs to make breathing easier.

From https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a607004.html

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