Ventolin Solution 20 ml.

What Ventolin Solution is and what it is used for
Ventolin Solution contains the active substance salbutamol, which belongs to a group of drugs called rapid-acting bronchodilators. Fast-acting bronchodilators relax the muscles in the walls of the small airways in the lungs within minutes. Ventolin Solution:

helps the airways in your lungs open and stay open, making it easier for you to breathe.
helps relieve chest tightness, wheezing and coughing associated with asthma.
Ventolin Solution is used in adults, adolescents and children aged 4 to 11 years to treat breathing problems in people with bronchial asthma and other lung diseases. Its effect includes the relief and prevention of asthma symptoms caused by physical exertion or other causes. Common causes are house dust, pollen, cats, dogs and cigarette smoke.

In case your asthma is active (for example, you have frequent symptoms or attacks or limited ability to exercise), you should inform your doctor about this so that he can consider whether to start or increase the intake of medicines to control your asthma. such as inhaled corticosteroids.

Ventolin Solution is usually used to overcome severe forms of the disease to control severe attacks of bronchial asthma, when taking salbutamol in another medicinal form does not lead to improvement of the condition.

The duration of action of salbutamol in most patients is 4-6 hours.

Ventolin Solution should only be used by inhalation and should be inhaled through the mouth. It is applied using a nebulizer or a respirator, only under instructions given by a doctor.
The solution should not be injected or swallowed.
2. What you need to know before you use Ventolin Solution
Do not use Ventolin Solution
if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to salbutamol or to any of the other ingredients of Ventolin Solution (listed in section 6).
If you think any of the above applies to you, do not use Ventolin Solution before talking to your doctor.

Take special care when using Ventolin Solution

Before using Ventolin Solution, your doctor should know if:

you have high blood pressure
you have hyperthyroidism
have previously had heart problems such as an irregular or fast heartbeat or angina (chest pain)
you have a low level of potassium in your blood
you are taking xanthine derivatives (such as theophylline) or steroids to treat asthma
you are taking diuretics, which are sometimes used to treat high blood pressure or heart disease.
If you are taking any of the medicines listed above, your doctor will monitor the level of potassium in your blood.

Consult your doctor if you think any of the following conditions may apply to you:

You are diabetic.
You are using nebulized anticholinergics (such as ipratropium bromide) as well as salbutamol. Be careful not to get a fine mist of the aerosol in your eyes (see point 7).
You are taking medicines to relieve runny nose and stuffy nose (such as ephedrine or pseudoephedrine) or other medicines to treat asthma.
Conditions to watch out for
In rare cases, taking high doses of Ventolin Solution can cause a condition known as lactic acidosis. While taking Ventolin Solution you should watch for symptoms associated with this condition (see Conditions to watch for in section 4 of this leaflet) to reduce the risk of any problems.

Other drugs and Ventolin Solution
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines, including those obtained without a prescription.

Some medicines can affect the way Ventolin Solution works or increase the risk of side effects. Such drugs are:

Beta-blockers such as propranolol, used to treat high blood pressure or heart disease.
Your doctor or pharmacist will decide whether you should take Ventolin Solution with these medicines.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Ventolin Solution is generally not recommended for use during pregnancy. If you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or are planning to become pregnant, do not take Ventolin Solution without consulting your doctor. Your doctor will assess the expected benefit of the treatment for you against the possible risk to the baby when taking Ventolin Solution during pregnancy.

It is not known whether the ingredients of Ventolin Solution pass into breast milk. If you are breast-feeding, you should consult your doctor before taking Ventolin Solution.

Driving and using machines
There are no reports of effects of Ventolin Solution on the ability to drive or operate machinery.

Ventolin Solution contains benzalkonium chloride
This medicine contains 0.1 mg benzalkonium chloride per ml. Benzalkonium chloride can

 

 

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