Ventoline
Ventoline helps you breathe easier by relaxing the muscles in your airways, making it easier to breathe if you have asthma or other respiratory conditions.
Form
sumutinliuos
Strength
2 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Salbutamol sulfate
Manufacturer
GlaxoSmithKline Oy
How to Use
Dosage
The usual starting dose for adults and children over 1.5 years is 2.5 mg. The dose can be increased up to 5 mg. Your doctor will tell you your exact dose.
Method
This medicine is taken by inhaling it with a nebulizer, as directed by your doctor. Do not swallow or inject it.
Important
The maximum daily dose is 5 mg, taken four times a day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Tremor
- •Headache
- •Fast heartbeat
- •Palpitations
- •Irritation of mouth and throat
- •Muscle cramps
RARE
- •Low blood potassium
- •Dilation of peripheral blood vessels
- •Hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., swelling of eyes, face, lips, throat, rash, bronchospasm, low blood pressure, fainting)
- •Hyperactivity
- •Heart rhythm disorders
- •Wheezing after use (paradoxical bronchospasm)
- •Lactic acidosis
- •Chest pain
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to salbutamol or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Talk to your doctor if you have had heart disease, irregular heartbeat, or chest pain.
- Talk to your doctor if you have an overactive thyroid, low potassium levels, diabetes, or glaucoma (high eye pressure).
- Contact your doctor immediately if your asthma symptoms worsen or the medicine no longer helps as before.
- Stop using the medicine and contact your doctor immediately if breathing difficulties worsen right after taking the medicine, or if you have a severe allergic reaction (e.g., facial swelling, rash, low blood pressure) or lactic acidosis (rapid breathing, shortness of breath, nausea, abdominal pain).
Use in Elderly Patients
Category A
Suitable for older adults. Potentiates sympathomimetic effects. May cause hypokalaemia. (updated 15.5.2023)