Drug details

Ventolin HFA (albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol)

type of Beta2 Agonists

Ventolin HFA (albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol) is a bronchodilator used to treat or prevent bronchospasm in people with reversible obstructive airway disease. Ventolin HFA is also used to prevent exercise-induced bronchospasm. Ventolin HFA is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • nausea,
  • headache,
  • palpitations,
  • dizziness,
  • vomiting,
  • sleep problems (insomnia),
  • cough,
  • hoarseness,
  • sore throat,
  • runny or stuffy nose,
  • nervousness,
  • muscle pain,
  • changes in taste, or
  • diarrhea.
  • shaking (tremor),
  • mouth/throat dryness or irritation,
The following drugs are related to Ventolin HFA, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Accolate (zafirlukast)
  • Tudorza Pressair (aclidinium bromide)
  • Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate)
  • Advair HFA (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol)
  • AirDuo RespiClick Inhalation Powder (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol)
  • Proventil HFA (albuterol inhalation)
  • Proair HFA (albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol)
  • Alupent (metaproterenol sulfate)
  • Alvesco (ciclesonide inhalation aerosol)
  • Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium and vilanterol inhalation powder)
  • Arcapta Neohaler (indacaterol inhalation powder)
  • Aridol (mannitol inhalation powder)
  • Atrovent HFA (ipratropium bromide inhalation aerosol)
  • Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder)
  • Pulmicort Turbuhaler (budesonide)
  • Pulmicort Flexhaler (budesonide inhalation powder)
  • Pulmicort Respules (budesonide inhalation suspension)
  • Combivent Respimat (ipratropium bromide and albuterol)
  • Daliresp (roflumilast)
  • Decadron (dexamethasone)
  • Deconex Capsule (guaifenesin, phenylephrine hydrochloride)
  • Deconex IR Tablets (guaifenesin and phenylephrine hcl)
  • Dulera (mometasone furoate, formoterol fumarate dihydrate inhalation)
  • Duoneb (ipratropium bromide and albuterol sulfate)
  • Flovent HFA (fluticasone propionate hfa)
  • Wixela Inhub (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder)
  • Foradil Aerolizer (formoterol fumarate inhalation powder)
  • Foradil Certihaler (formoterol fumarate inhalation powder)
  • Seebri Neohaler (glycopyrrolate inhalation powder, for oral inhalation use)
  • Utibron Neohaler (indacaterol and glycopyrrolate inhalation powder, for oral inhalation use)
  • Singulair (montelukast sodium)
  • Xolair (omalizumab)
  • Spiriva (tiotropium bromide)
  • Stiolto Respimat (tiotropium bromide and olodaterol)
  • Zyflo CR (zileuton extended release tablets)