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Re:WHO List of Essential Medicines by Baeocystin on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @10:34PM (#27137805)
It's a front-line medicine used for the treatment of asthma and COPD. As your sibling comment notes, it's on the list, just under its generic name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salbutamol

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Re:WHO List of Essential Medicines by thrdbndndn on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:30PM (#27138083)
Albuterol is also a generic name, just that it's USAN and different from INN.
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