Adult   Pediatric 
Drug                       Formulation     Dosage  Dosage 1           Cost 2
Inhaled beta 2 adrenergic                                     
agonists, short-acting
Albuterol3 - average       metered-dose  2 puffs    2 puffs           $ 20.49
generic price              inhaler       q4-6h      q4-6h
Proventil (Schering)       (90 ug/puff)  PRN        PRN                 31.56
Proventil-HFA (non-CFC                                                  29.41
propellant)
Ventolin (Glaxo Wellcome)                                               32.12
Ventolin Rotacaps          dry-powder    1-2        1-2                 37.72
                           inhaler       capsules   capsules
                           (200          q4-6h PRN  q4-6h PRN 
                           gg/inhalation
                           )
Albuterol sulfate -        nebulized     2.5 mg q4- 0.1-      
average generic price                    6h         0.15mg/kg
single-dose vials                        PRN        q4-6h PRN          122.00
multi-dose vials                                                        32.53
Proventil (Schering)                                                   181.00
single-dose vials
multi-dose vials                                                        49.70
Ventolin Nebules (Glaxo                                       
Wellcome)
single-dose vials                                                      173.00
Ventolin multi-dose vials                                               51.80
Levalbuterol-              nebulized     0.63 mg    not                198.00
Xopenex(Sepracor)                        q6-8h      approved
                                         PRN                  
Bitolterol mesylat o alate metered-dose  2 puffs    2 puffs             30.57
(Dura)                     inhaler       q4-6h      q4-6h
                           (370 ug/puff) PRN        PRN       
                           nebulized (2  1.5-3.5    1.5 mg              39.18
                           mg/ml)        mg bid-    bid-qid
                                         qid PRN    PRN       
Pirbuterol - Maxair (3M)   metered-dose  2 puffs    2 puffs             28.64
                           inhaler       q4-6h      q4-6h
                           (200 pg/puff) PRN        PRN       
MaxairAutohaler            breath-       2 puffs    2 puffs             28.38
                           actuated      q4-6h      q4-6h
                           metered-dose  PRN        PRN       
                           inhaler
Inhaled beta z-adrenergic                                     
agonist, long-acting
Salmeterol -               metered-dose  2 puffs    1-2 puffs           66.84
Serevent(Glaxo Wellcome)   inhaler       q12h       q12h
                           (21 ug/puff)                       
SereventDiskus             dry-powder    1          1                   69.78
                           inhaler       inhalatio  inhalatio
                                        n          n
                           (50           q12h       q12h      
                           pg/inhalation
                           )
Oral beta -adrenergic                                         
agonists, extended release
Albuterol sulfate-         extended-     4-8 mg     4 mg q12h           46.57
Proventil Repetabs         release       q12h
                           tablets
(Schering)                 (4 mg or 8 mg                      
                           tablets)
Volmax(Muro)                                                          - 49.84