salbutamol

[sal-byoo-tuh-mawl, -mol]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. the international generic name for albuterol.

Word History and Origins

Origin of salbutamol¹

First recorded in 1965–70; sal(icylic acid) + but(yl) + am(ino) + -ol ¹

Example Sentences

British cyclist Chris Froome was under investigation after a level of legal asthma drug salbutamol above the permitted limit was found in his urine before the case was dropped.

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The Times reported external-link the TUE was applied for Storey after an adverse analytical finding for asthma drug salbutamol in a urine sample at London 2012.

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The Times reported that she delivered a salbutamol level higher than the permitted limit during the 2012 Paralympic Games.

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Froome - at the time the reigning Tour de France champion - returned an adverse drugs test at the 2017 Vuelta a Espana when he was found to have above the allowed level of salbutamol in his urine.

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Lappartient explained how the UCI "sought to protect" Wada's salbutamol regime during the case, sharing its final decision with the agency before sending it to Froome and "even accepted Wada's requests to remove elements of the decision which would put Wada in an uncomfortable position".

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