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Uses

Levalbuterol inhalation solution USP 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.

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Other Information

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 HCl is a relatively selective beta2-adrenergic receptor agonist [see Clinical Pharmacology (12)]. The chemical name for levalbuterol HCl is (R)-α1-[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]methyl]-4-hydroxy-1,3-benzenedimethanol hydrochloride, and its established chemical structure is as follows:

chemical structure

The molecular weight of levalbuterol HCl is 275.8, and its empirical formula is C13H21NO3•HCl. It is a white to off-white, crystalline solid, with a melting point of approximately 188°C and is soluble in water and slightly soluble in ethanol.

Levalbuterol HCl is the USAN modified name for (R)-albuterol HCl 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 (0.0103%) of levalbuterol (as 0.36 mg of levalbuterol HCl) or 0.63 mg (0.021%) of levalbuterol (as 0.73 mg of levalbuterol HCl) or 1.25 mg (0.042%) of levalbuterol (as 1.44 mg of levalbuterol HCl), sodium chloride to adjust tonicity, 0.33 mg of edetate disodium dihydrate, 6 mg of trisodium citrate dihydrate and sulfuric acid to adjust the pH to 4 (3.3 to 4.5).

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