Oral inhalationAdultRelief of acute asthma or before exercise 100-400 mcg. Maintenance or prophylaxis 100-400 mcg bid to qid. Max: 2.4 mg daily. ChildnEpisodic asthma or before exercise 100-200 mcg. Maintenance or prophylaxis 100-200 mcg bid to qid. Max: 1.2 mg daily.
Discontinue treatment if bronchospasm occurs. Deterioration of asthma control w/ rapidly increasing use. Patients suffering from thyrotoxicosis, cardiac insufficiency, hypokalaemia, myocardial ischaemia, tachyarrhythmia & hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy; w/ underlying severe heart disease eg, ischaemic heart disease, arrhythmia or severe heart failure. Take regular anti-inflammatory controller medication daily if more than twice wkly dosing is needed. Monitor K levels in severe asthma. Assess resp or cardiac symptoms eg, dyspnoea & chest pain. Galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption. Pregnancy & lactation.
R03AC02 - salbutamol ; Belongs to the class of adrenergic inhalants, selective beta-2-adrenoreceptor agonists. Used in the treatment of obstructive airway diseases.
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