The British Journal of Psychiatry · 1979 · 25 citations · 5 references
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A case of dependency on salbutamol inhalers has been described. This has been discussed in relation to abuse of other drugs by alveolar absorption and other effects of salbutamol. It is not known whether the dependency is due to the salbutamol itself or to the fluorinated hydrocarbons used as propellants.
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Iatrogenic Asthma Associated with Adrenergic Aerosols
John Keighley · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1966 · 118 citations
New Class of Selective Stimulants of β-Adrenergic Receptors
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