Levalbuteroldrug info
levalbuterol 0.103 MG/ML Inhalation Solution
What it is used for
Levalbuterol inhalation solution is indicated for the treatment or prevention of bronchospasm in adults, adolescents, and children 6 years of age and older with reversible obstructive airway disease. Levalbuterol inhalation solution is a beta 2 -adrenergic agonist indicated for: Treatment or prevention of bronchospasm in adults, adolescents, and children 6 years of age and older with reversible obstructive airway disease.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 24, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Levalbuterol inhalation solution, USP is a sterile, clear, colorless, preservative-free solution of the hydrochloride salt of levalbuterol, the (R)-enantiomer of the drug substance racemic albuterol. Levalbuterol hydrochloride is a relatively selective beta 2 -adrenergic receptor agonist. The chemical name for levalbuterol hydrochloride is (R)-α 1 -[[(1,1-dimethylethyl) amino]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1,3-benzenedimethanol hydrochloride, and its established chemical structure is as follows: The molecular weight of levalbuterol hydrochloride USP is 275.78, and its molecular formula is C 13 H 21 NO 3
HCl. It is a white or almost white, crystalline powder, with a melting point of approximately 188 to 195°C and freely soluble in water. Levalbuterol hydrochloride is the USAN modified name for (R)-albuterol hydrochloride in the United States. Levalbuterol inhalation solution, USP is supplied in unit-dose vials and requires no dilution before administration by nebulization. Each 3 mL unit-dose vial contains 0.31 mg of levalbuterol (as 0.36 mg of levalbuterol hydrochloride USP) or 0.63 mg of levalbuterol (as 0.73 mg of levalbuterol hydrochloride USP) or 1.25 mg of levalbuterol (as 1.44 mg of levalbuterol hydrochloride USP), edetate disodium, sodium chloride to adjust tonicity and sulfuric acid to adjust the pH to 4.0 (3.3 to 4.5). Levalbuterol Hydrochloride Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 24, 2024. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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