Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Salbutamol sulfate
Actavis Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
SALBUTAMOL-GA 1 SALBUTAMOL-GA ampoules Salbutamol sulfate BP Consumer Medicine Information About your Salbutamol-GA ampoules READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU USE YOUR MEDICINE. This leaflet does not have the complete information about your medicine. If you have any questions about your medicine, you should ask your doctor or pharmacist (also known as a chemist). All medicines have some risks. Sometimes new risks are found even when a medicine has been used for many years. If there is anything you do not understand, ask your doctor or pharmacist. If you want more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist. This medicine is only one part of a general plan to help you manage your asthma or other chest condition. You should discuss this plan with your doctor. Ask your doctor to check your treatment regularly. 1. What is the name of my medicine? The name of your medicine is Salbutamol-GA. Your Salbutamol- GA ampoules are used in a device called a nebuliser. 2. What is in my Salbutamol-GA ampoules? Salbutamol-GA are plastic ampoules which contain a medicine called salbutamol sulfate as a liquid. The liquid is changed into a fine mist of droplets by the nebuliser. Salbutamol-GA ampoules are made in two strengths: • 2.5 mg of salbutamol sulfate in 2.5 ml of liquid per ampoule • 5 mg of salbutamol sulfate in 2.5 ml of liquid per ampoule. The liquid in your Salbutamol-GA ampoules also contains sodium chloride and water, and does not contain a preservative. Your Salbutamol-GA ampoules are packed in strips of 5 which are wrapped in foil. There are 30 ampoules in a box. 3. What do my Salbutamol-GA ampoules do? Your Salbutamol-GA ampoules help you to breathe more easily. When your che Read the complete document
Salbutamol-GA Product Information V1 1 PRODUCT INFORMATION SALBUTAMOL-GA INHALATION SOLUTION NAME OF THE MEDICINE: Salbutamol sulfate BP CHEMICAL NAME: 1-(4-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethylphenyl)-2-(t-butylamino)ethanol Sulphate. STRUCTURE: MOLECULAR FORMULA: (C 13 H 21 NO 3 ) 2 H 2 SO 4 CAS Number: 51002-70-9. Molecular Weight: 576.7 DESCRIPTION: Salbutamol sulfate is a white or almost white odourless powder. . It is freely soluble in water, practically insoluble or very slightly soluble in ethanol (96 per cent) and in methylene chloride. Salbutamol-GA also contains the inactive ingredient sodium chloride. PHARMACOLOGY: Salbutamol is a relatively selective beta-2-adrenoreceptor stimulant. It is more specific than both isoprenaline and orciprenaline for adrenergic beta-2 receptors. After oral and parenteral administration, stimulation of the beta receptors in the body, both beta-1 and beta-2, occurs because (a) beta-2 selectivity is not absolute, and (b) higher concentrations of salbutamol occur in the regions of these receptors with these modes of administration. This results in the beta-1 effect of cardiac stimulation, though not so much as with isoprenaline, and beta-2 effects of peripheral vasodilatation and hypotension, skeletal muscle tremor and uterine muscle relaxation. Metabolic effects such as hyperinsulinaemia and hyperglycaemia also may occur, although it is not known whether these effects are mediated by beta-1 or beta-2 receptors. The serum potassium levels have a tendency to fall. CHOH.CH 2 .NHC(CH 3 ) 3 HOH 2 C HO H 2 SO 4 2 Salbutamol-GA Product Information V1 2 PHARMACOKINETICS: _Absorption _ Following inhalation, salbutamol acts topically in bronchial smooth muscle and initiall Read the complete document