Viasalmol

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Description

Salbutamol is a short-acting, selective beta2-adrenergic receptor agonist used in the treatment of asthma and COPD. It is 29 times more selective for beta2 receptors than beta1 receptors giving it higher specificity for pulmonary beta receptors versus beta1-adrenergic receptors located in the heart. Salbutamol is formulated as a racemic mixture of the R- and S-isomers. The R-isomer has 150 times greater affinity for the beta2-receptor than the S-isomer and the S-isomer has been associated with toxicity. This lead to the development of levalbuterol, the single R-isomer of salbutamol. However, the high cost of levalbuterol compared to salbutamol has deterred wide-spread use of this enantiomerically pure version of the drug. Salbutamol is generally used for acute episodes of bronchospasm caused by bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis and other chronic bronchopulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). It is also used prophylactically for exercise-induced asthma.

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Indications

Bronchodilators help the airways in your lungs to stay open. This makes it easier for air to get in and out.
They help to relieve chest tightness, wheezing and cough.
Viasalmol Inhaler is used to treat breathing problems in people with asthma and similar conditions. This includes relieving and preventing asthma brought on by exercise or other “triggers”. These are things, which bring on asthma symptoms in some people. Common triggers include house dust, pollen, cats, dogs and cigarette smoke.

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Contraindications

- Salbutamol must not be used to prevent premature labour in the case of a pre-eclampsia, placenta previa or bleedings.
- Salbutamol isn't suitable for people with certain health problems.
- Check with your doctor before starting salbutamol if you:
have had an allergic reaction to salbutamol or any other medicines in the past take other medicines including ones you buy from a pharmacy, herbal remedies or supplements have a rare inherited digestive disorder of alactose intolerance, the Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactase malabsorption. This is because many salbutamol products contain lactose. - You should not have lactose if you have these illnesses
- If you have a lactose intolerance, however, the amount of lactose in salbutamol products is too small to cause you any problems.

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Dosage

Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over
- to relieve asthma - One or two puffs.
- to prevent asthma - Two puffs 10-15 minutes before exercise or exposure - to a “trigger”.
- for regular treatment - Two puffs up to 4 times a day.
- the maximum dose is 8 puffs in a 24 hour period.

Children under 12 years of age
- to relieve asthma - One puff. Two puffs if required.
- to prevent asthma - One puff 10-15 minutes before exercise or exposure -to a “trigger”. Two puffs if required.
- for regular treatment - Two puffs up to 4 times a day.
- the maximum dose is 8 puffs in a 24 hour period.

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Package

Salbutamol 0.1 mg/actuation