Ventolin Inhaler Indications/Uses

Salbutamol is a selective beta₂ adrenoceptor agonist. At therapeutic doses it acts on the beta₂ adrenoceptors of bronchial muscle, with little or no action on the beta₁ adrenoceptors of the heart. With its fast onset of action, it is particularly suitable for the management and prevention of attack in asthma.
Bronchodilators should not be the only or the main treatment in patients with severe or unstable asthma. Severe asthma requires regular medical assessment as death may occur. Patients with severe asthma have constant symptoms and frequent exacerbations, with limited physical capacity, and PEF values below 60% predicted at baseline with greater than 30% variability, usually not returning entirely to normal after a bronchodilator. These patients will require high dose inhaled (e.g. >1 mg/day beclomethasone dipropionate) or oral corticosteroid therapy. Sudden worsening of symptoms may require increased corticosteroid dosage which should be administered under urgent medical supervision.
VENTOLIN is particularly valuable as relief medication in mild, moderate or severe asthma, provided that reliance on it does not delay the introduction and use of regular inhaled corticosteroid therapy.