Ventolin Injection

Land: Australia

Språk: engelsk

Kilde: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Aktiv ingrediens:

Salbutamol sulfate

Tilgjengelig fra:

GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd

Klasse:

Medicine Listed (Export Only)

Informasjon til brukeren

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VENTOLIN(R)
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
ABOUT YOUR VENTOLIN
INJECTION
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY
BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN YOUR MEDICINE
BY A DOCTOR OR NURSE.
This leaflet does not have the
complete information about your
medicine.  If you have any questions
about your medicine, you should ask
your doctor, pharmacist (also known
as a chemist) or nurse.
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,
pharmacist or nurse.  If you want
more information, ask your doctor,
pharmacist or nurse.
1. WHAT IS THE NAME OF
MY MEDICINE?
The name of your medicine is
Ventolin injection.
2. WHAT IS IN VENTOLIN
INJECTION?
The medicine in Ventolin injection is
called salbutamol sulphate.  Ventolin
injection is stored in clear glass
ampoules.  Each ampoule of Ventolin
injection contains 1 ml of liquid and
provides 500 micrograms of
salbutamol sulphate.
Ventolin injection also contains the
inactive ingredients sodium chloride
and water.
There are 5 ampoules in a box.
3. WHAT DOES VENTOLIN
INJECTION DO?
Ventolin injection helps you to
breathe more easily.  When your
chest is tight or when you are
wheezing, the Ventolin opens up the
breathing tubes in your lungs.  This
medicine is known as a
bronchodilator.  Because the
medicine in Ventolin injection gives
fast relief from your chest symptoms,
it is often called a 'reliever'.
4. IS THERE ANYTHING I
SHOULD TELL MY DOCTOR
BEFORE STARTING VENTOLIN
INJECTION?
Tell your doctor:
*
the names of all other medicines
you are already taking, including
those from the pharmacy and
supermarket
*
if you have had to stop taking
this or any other asthma medicine
*
if you are allergic to any
medicine
*
if you are having treatment for a
thyroid problem
*
if you are having treatment for
high blood pressure
*
if you have a heart pro