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Salbutamol

Application instruction:

Pharmacological action

Release form

Indications to use

Route of administration

Side effects

Contraindications

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Salbutamol – the means which is applied to a stop and the prevention of bronchospasms, asthmatic attacks.

Pharmacological action

Сальбутамол-аэрозоль

Salbutamol influences adrenoceptors of bronchial tubes, a myometrium, blood vessels. Drug increases the capacity of lungs, stops and warns bronchospasms, reduces resistance in respiratory tracts.

It is noticed also that under effect of the medicine coronary arteries extend, the myometrium tone decreases.

Judging by responses, arterial pressure does not lower Salbutamol.

Release form

Drug is produced in the form of an aerosol, powder and solution for performing inhalations, tablets.

Salbutamol analogs – Aloprol, Ventokol, Astalin, Ventolin, Salamol.

Indications to Salbutamol use

Drug is used for a stop and prevention of the bronchospasms developing at bronchial asthma.

There are positive reviews about the Salbutamol which is applied at emphysema of lungs, chronic bronchitis, obstruction of respiratory tracts, a children's bronkhoobstruktivny syndrome.

Besides, in the instruction of Salbutamol it is specified that it can be used in gynecologic, obstetric practice: at the threat of premature births caused by strong reduction of a uterus; the reduction of frequency of reductions of heart of a fruit arising during disclosure of a neck and connected with uterine reductions; for prevention when carrying out operations on a pregnant uterus.

Route of administration

Tablets are usually appointed as bronchodilatory means. To children after 12 l., adults can accept 6-16 mg a day. The dosage according to indications can be increased to 32 mg. In pediatrics use such doses: to children of 2-6 l. give 3-6 mg; to children of 7-12 l. – 6-8 mg.

Сальбутамол-спрей

The aerosol Salbutamol is effective at bronchospasms, asthma attacks. Adults for a stop of an attack are recommended to inject once 0,1-0,2 mg (that is equal to 1-2 doses), to children – 0,1 mg.

For the warning of attacks to adults it is necessary to inject 0,2 mg of means 3-4 times a day; to children – 0,1 mg, too 3-4 times a day.

If attacks arise at an exercise stress, for half an hour to it children are recommended to inject 0,1 mg of medicine, adult – 0,2 mg.

Powder for performing inhalations is used as well as an aerosol, but in the dose increased twice.

Solution to inhalations Salbutamol is applied by 3-4 times a day in a dosage of 2,5 mg. According to indications the dose can be raised to 5 mg.

In order to avoid a hypopotassemia which Salbutamol use can provoke it is necessary to watch potassium level constantly.

Side effects

Salbutamol can make moderate tachycardia, sick, a hypopotassemia, a headache, dizziness, vomiting, a collapse, hypotension, a small tortoiseshell.

There are reviews of Salbutamol demonstrating that after use of drug the tremor, myotonia, an internal shiver, paradoxical bronchospasms – because of irritation mucous can be observed.

Contraindications

Salbutamol and analogs are not appointed to patients with threat of abortion in the first two trimesters, at premature placental detachment, toxicosis or bleeding in the third trimester.

To children up to two years, means is contraindicated to patients with hypersensitivity to drug.

To patients with disturbances of a heart rhythm, myocarditis, an aortal stenosis, hypertensia, a diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, an acute heart failure, tiretoksikozy it is necessary to take Salbutamol with caution.

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Salbutamol aerosol of 12 ml

100 rub.

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