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salbutamol

American  
[sal-byoo-tuh-mawl, -mol] / sælˈbju təˌmɔl, -ˌmɒl /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. the international generic name for albuterol.


Etymology

Origin of salbutamol

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


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In 2017, Froome was the subject of an anti-doping case when he was found to have more than the allowed level of legal asthma drug salbutamol in his urine.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Ipratropium bromide and β-adrenergic agonists such as salbutamol can be taken to widen the bronchi.

From Nature ● May 12, 2020

Froome’s status in the sport had been unclear after he tested positive for excessively high amounts of the asthma drug salbutamol during the Vuelta a España in September.

From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2018

He may well have had no case to answer on his elevated salbutamol reading, but that has not silenced his critics.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2018

If a virus is more likely, the child receives inhaled salbutamol, a common asthma medicine that widens the airways.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 7, 2018

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