Generic Name :ALBUTEROL (INHALATION) ABSTRACT – Albuterol is a bronchodilator drug that relaxes the airways and allows for more...
Albuterol
Albuterol also known as Salbutamol and marketed as Ventolin among other brand names .It is a medication that opens up the medium and large airways in the lungs. It is used to treat asthma, including asthma attacks, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It may also be used to treat high blood potassium levels.Salbutamol is usually used with an inhaler or nebulizer, but it is also available in a pill, liquid, and intravenous solution.Onset of action of the inhaled version is typically within 15 minutes and lasts for two to six hours.The most common side effects are fine tremor, anxiety, headache, muscle cramps, dry mouth, and palpitation.Other symptoms may include tachycardia, arrhythmia, flushing of the skin, myocardial ischemia (rare), and disturbances of sleep and behaviour.
Salbutamol was discovered in 1966 by a team led by David Jack at the Allen and Hanburys laboratory (a subsidiary of Glaxo) in Ware, Hertfordshire, England, and was launched as Ventolin in 1969.
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