A nationwide shortage of the asthma medication albuterol has been ongoing since last fall and experts fear it's only expected to get worse. Albuterol can be taken in several forms but it's the ...

Albuterol is a fast-acting medication that's typically used in emergency situations to treat asthma in children. (Photo: Getty Images) Albuterol, a fast-acting medication used to treat breathing ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- An ongoing shortage of a medicine commonly used to treat people with breathing problems is expected to get worse after a major supplier to US hospitals shut down last week, CNN ...

Albuterol is a generic drug prescribed to treat or prevent bronchospasm (tightening and swelling of muscles around airways) in people with asthma. Albuterol can help relieve breathing for 6-12 hours.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am wondering if there is a safer inhaler to use in place of an albuterol inhaler. I have high blood pressure that, at times, is very difficult to control. I have not yet tried the ...