Proventil

Proventil is a prescription medication that is used to prevent or treat airway spasms in people with asthma or certain other conditions. The medication comes in the form of an inhaler and is part of a class of drugs called beta-adrenergic receptor agonists. Proventil stimulates beta receptors in the body, which helps the muscles around the airways to relax and allows more air to get into and through the lungs. Some side effects that may occur with Proventil include shakiness, nausea, and nervousness.

 

What Is Proventil?

Proventil® (albuterol inhaler) is a prescription medication used to treat or prevent airway spasms (called bronchospasms). These bronchospasms are most common in people with asthma but can also occur in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Proventil is also approved to prevent exercise-induced asthma attacks.
 
(Click Proventil Uses for more information on what Proventil is used for, including possible off-label uses of the medication.)
 
Proventil comes in an inhaler. However, the traditional Proventil inhaler is being replaced by Proventil® HFA, a more environmentally friendly albuterol inhaler. A Proventil solution for use in a nebulizer is also available.
 
(This article focuses on the traditional Proventil inhaler, which will no longer be available after December 2008. For more information on the new, environmentally friendly inhaler, see Proventil HFA.)
 

Who Makes Proventil?

Proventil is made by the Schering-Plough Corporation.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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