
Number of albuterol prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2020
In 2004, albuterol was prescribed over 37 million times. As of 2020, the number of prescriptions for this drug has increased to over 61.95 million. Albuterol is primarily used to treat asthma including asthma attacks, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This statistic shows the total annual number of albuterol prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020, in millions.