Bronotrop
by Aries
Active ingredient: Bambuterol
Packs
- Syp · 5 mg/5 mL · 60 mL (114377)
- Tab · 20 mg · 3x10's (114376)
- Tab · 10 mg · 30's (114778)
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About Bambuterol, Oral
Bronchodilator & Anti-asthma Preps: Orals/Parenterals
Uses
Bronchospasm in asthma, reversible airways disease.
How to take it
Adults: 10 mg once daily at night. If necessary, increase to 20 mg once daily. Patients previously tolerating ß2-agonists may be started and maintained on 20 mg once daily. Children: Not recommended.
Side effects
Hypokalaemia, tremor, headache, cramps, palpitations, arrhythmia, sleep disturbance, urticaria, exanthema.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Risk cannot be ruled out. Lactation: Caution advised or effect undetermined. Contraindications: Significant liver dysfunction, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Precautions: Moderate to severe renal impairment. Myocardial insufficiency, thyrotoxicosis. Diabetes, Monitor serum potassium levels in severe asthma.
Advice
Take with or without meals. Take immediately before bedtime. Do not chew or crush tablets, swallow whole. Tablets may be divided in half if necessary.
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Interactions with Bambuterol, Oral
Suxamethonium, beta blockers, other muscle relaxants, halogenated anaesthetics, hypokalaemic agents.
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