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Posted by Pharmacist Nguyen Thu Giang - Clinical Pharmacist - Faculty of Pharmacy - Vinmec Times City International Hospital
Ventolin nebules is an aerosol drug with the main active ingredient salbutamol, also known as albuterol, which is prescribed by doctors to treat many cases of respiratory failure in adults and children.
Ventolin nebules is an aerosol drug with the main active ingredient being salbutamol, also known as albuterol. Accordingly, Salbutamol is a synthetic amino acid with sympathomimetic effects that relaxes airway smooth muscle, thereby dilating bronchi, helping to improve symptoms of dyspnea due to bronchospasm.
With such effects, Ventolin nebules is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of acute asthma attacks, alleviation and prevention of symptoms of bronchial asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
Ventolin nebules is a form of medicine. nebulizers, so oral or intravenous Ventolin nebules are contraindicated. For proper use, Ventolin nebules needs to be used with a nebulizer, with a mask, or through an endotracheal tube to deliver the drug. It is possible to nebulize the drug undiluted, however, if the delivery time is desired (more than 10 minutes), Ventolin nebules can be diluted with sterile normal saline.
Người bệnh khi sử dụng ventolin nebules cần tuân thủ chỉ định của bác sĩ
Ventolin nebules drugs need to be stored properly to ensure quality and safe to use. Accordingly, the drug should be protected from light by placing it in an aluminum blister. Currently, Ventolin nebules 2.5mg is packaged in an aluminum blister of 5 tubes, open only one aluminum blister at a time, use all 5 tubes before opening the next aluminum blister. Always store the medicine tray (with aluminum cap) in the box after use. Besides, after opening the aluminum blister, it should be noted:
Clearly write the date of opening. Adding 3 months to the opening date is the date when the Ventolin nebules 2.5mg pill pack needs to be discarded if the tubes in it are not used up. Write the date that the blister pack needs to be put in the space provided on the aluminum cap and all tubes remaining in the unused pack must be discarded after the date During the use of Ventolin nebules, the patient may experience tremors in the hands and feet. , tachycardia, headache, hypokalemia, more serious can atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, diabetic acidosis, pulmonary edema, paradoxical bronchospasm.
Unlike many other drugs, Ventolin nebules can still be used by pregnant and lactating women. However, the dose of Ventolin nebules is quite variable and needs to be prescribed by a doctor. Therefore, to ensure the effectiveness of the patient, it is necessary to strictly follow the instructions and prescribed dosage of the doctor.
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Source: Vietnam National Pharmacopoeia 2015, Medicines.org.uk
