Albuterol, a fast-acting medication used to treat asthma in children, has been experiencing a shortage for months. Here's what parents need to know.
, a pediatrician and medical director at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, tells Yahoo Life that patients who have used albuterol in a nebulizer should be able to use an inhaler if they can't find the drug in liquid form. "Almost anyone can use an inhaler, and when used properly, it provides the same delivery of albuterol and relief of symptoms as the aerosolized form," he says.
a pediatrician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., tells Yahoo Life. "It's OK to use it past the expiration date for a bit," he says., an associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Michigan State University, tells Yahoo Life. "All prescriptions are labeled as being expired one year after dispensing, or less," she says. "The actual expiration date may be longer.
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