"Albuterol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A short-acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist that is primarily used as a bronchodilator agent to treat ASTHMA. Albuterol is prepared as a racemic mixture of R(-) and S(+) stereoisomers. The stereospecific preparation of R(-) isomer of albuterol is referred to as levalbuterol.
Descriptor ID |
D000420
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MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.100.291.057 D02.092.063.291.057 D02.092.471.683.061
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Concept/Terms |
Albuterol- Albuterol
- 2-t-Butylamino-1-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl)phenylethanol
- Salbutamol
Levalbuterol Hydrochloride- Levalbuterol Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Levalbuterol
- Levosalbutamol Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Levosalbutamol
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2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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