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    Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov 1;174(9):965-9; discussion 972-4.

    (R)-albuterol for asthma: pro [a.k.a. (S)-albuterol for asthma: con]

    Ameredes BT, Calhoun WJ.

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    Is there scientific evidence to support the replacement of the beta-agonist racemic albuterol with levalbuterol--that is, (R)-albuterol? The argument presented further refines the question as "Do we wish to continue to treat asthma with a mixture of albuterol, of which half is an agent with no known benefit--that is, (S)-albuterol--and which may exacerbate the disease?"

    PMID: 17060667 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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