Hydopa 250 mg tablet blister pack

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

Methyldopa

Available from:

Alphapharm Pty Ltd

Class:

Medicine Registered

Patient Information leaflet

VENTOLIN
® NEBULES
®
_Salbutamol sulfate_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
Please read this leaflet carefully
before you use your medicine.
This leaflet answers some common
questions about Ventolin Nebules. It
does not contain all the available
information.
It does not take the place of talking to
your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor has weighed
the risks of you taking Ventolin
Nebules against the benefits they
expect it will have for you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT VENTOLIN
NEBULES ARE USED FOR
Ventolin Nebules help you breathe
more easily. When your chest is tight
or when you are wheezing, Ventolin
opens up the breathing tubes in your
lungs.
Your medicine is known as a
bronchodilator. Because the medicine
in your Ventolin Nebules gives fast
relief from your chest symptoms, it is
often called a 'reliever'. There are
other types of medicines that prevent
wheezing or chest tightness. These
medicines are called 'preventers' and
must be used every day. Your doctor
may tell you to use a 'preventer' in
addition to your Ventolin Nebules.
VENTOLIN NEBULES ARE NOT THE ONLY
FORM OF VENTOLIN AVAILABLE. YOUR
DOCTOR WILL DECIDE WHICH FORM OF
VENTOLIN IS RIGHT FOR YOU.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE
HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU.
Your doctor may have prescribed it
for another reason.
BEFORE YOU USE
VENTOLIN NEBULES
_WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT_
DO NOT TAKE VENTOLIN NEBULES IF
YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO SALBUTAMOL
SULFATE OR ANY OF THE OTHER
INGREDIENTS IN VENTOLIN NEBULES
(SEE INGREDIENTS).
DO NOT TAKE VENTOLIN NEBULES TO
STOP A MISCARRIAGE OR PREMATURE
LABOUR.
DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE AFTER THE
EXPIRY DATE PRINTED ON THE PACK HAS
PASSED OR IF THE PACKAGING IS TORN
OR SHOWS SIGNS OF TAMPERING.
If it has expired or is damaged, return
it to your pharmacist for disposal.
IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHETHER YOU
SHOULD S

Summary of Product characteristics

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AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION
VENTOLIN RESPIRATOR SOLUTION AND VENTOLIN NEBULES
(SALBUTAMOL SULFATE) FOR INHALATION
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINE
Salbutamol sulfate.
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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
VENTOLIN RESPIRATOR SOLUTION:
Nebuliser Solution.
Contains 5 mg salbutamol, as sulfate, per mL of solution.
VENTOLIN NEBULES:
Nebuliser Solution.
2.5 mg: contain a concentration of salbutamol of 0.1% (1 mg
salbutamol, as the sulfate, in 1
ml). Each NEBULE contains 2.5 mL of solution equivalent to 2.5 mg
salbutamol.
5.0 mg: contain a concentration of salbutamol of 0.2% (2 mg
salbutamol, as the sulfate, in 1
ml). Each NEBULE contains 2.5 mL of solution equivalent to 5.0 mg
salbutamol.
LIST OF EXCIPIENTS WITH KNOWN EFFECT
For the full list of excipients, see Section 6.1 LIST OF EXCIPIENTS.
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PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
VENTOLIN RESPIRATOR SOLUTION: Inhalation
VENTOLIN NEBULES: Inhalation
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CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
For the relief of bronchospasm in patients with asthma or chronic
obstructive pulmonary
disease, and for acute prophylaxis against exercise-induced asthma or
in other situations
known to induce bronchospasm.
4.2
DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Increasing use of beta-2 agonists may be a sign of worsening asthma.
Under these
conditions a reassessment of the patient's therapy plan may be
required and concomitant
glucocorticosteroid therapy should be considered.
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VENTOLIN RESPIRATOR SOLUTION
VENTOLIN RESPIRATOR SOLUTION is to be used under the direction of a
physician. The
solution must not be injected or ingested.
0.5% w/v, may be delivered from any efficient nebulising device.
VENTOLIN RESPIRATOR SOLUTION may be used to achieve bronchodilatation
as part of
an inhalational therapy regime or for patients requiring assisted
ventilation.
There is a large safety margin between therapeutic effects and
unpleasant side effects.
Nevertheless, because of the possibility of uncontrolled dosage
associated with continuous
administration, intermittent administration of appropriate amounts of
Ventolin R