Asthalin Ampoules 5mg/2.5ml (Salbutamol)

Asthalin ampoules 5mg/2.5ml are for used to relieve symptoms of bronchospasm (contraction or the airways), including chest tightness, wheezing and cough caused by asthma and other respiratory conditions like chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. Asthalin Ampoules should be used only with a nebuliser, which creates a fine mist to be used as a rescue medication in treatment of acute severe asthma, with constant symptoms and frequent exacerbations and for asthma attack; and also helps with long-term management of chronic bronchospasm that is unresponsive to other treatments using conventional inhalers.

Asthalin ampoules contain salbutamol (also known as albuterol), a beta 2-agonist and bronchodilator that acts directly on the small airways of the lungs (bronchioles). Salbutamol in Asthalin binds to beta 2 receptors ampoules, which causes the smooth muscle lining the airways to relax and the airways to widen (bronchodilation). This reduces bronchospasm (contraction or the airways) and allows the airways to open making it easier to breathe and removing symptoms of asthma, such as tightness of the chest, wheezing, cough and shortness of breath. Salbutamol in Asthalin ampoules is a rapid-acting bronchodilator but has a short duration of action, lasting 4-6 hours and is used as a reliever medication for severe asthma, delivered into the lungs as a fine mist using a nebuliser.

Asthalin ampoules comprise a plastic ampoule containing the active ingredient salbutamol sulphate (also known as albuterol)  (5 mg/2.5 mL) in a sterile solution of normal saline and are used to relieve symptoms of bronchospasm in severe asthma, asthma attack, and other respiratory conditions.

Asthalin ampoules contain salbutamol (also known as albuterol), a beta 2-agonist and bronchodilator that is used to relieve symptoms of bronchospasm (contraction or the airways) that are caused by asthma and other respiratory conditions. During an acute severe asthma attack the airways contract and tighten making it difficult to breathe. Salbutamol in Asthalin ampoules binds to beta 2 receptors in the small airways of the lungs (bronchioles), which causes the smooth muscle lining the airways to relax and the airways to widen (bronchodilation) allowing the airways to open making it easier to breathe. Salbutamol in Asthalin ampoules is a rapid-acting bronchodilator but has a short duration of action, lasting 4-6 hours and should be used only as a reliever medication for severe asthma and asthma attack. Asthalin ampoules relieve symptoms, such as tightness of the chest, wheezing, cough and shortness of breath and is delivered into the lungs as a fine mist using a nebuliser.

The most commonly reported side effects when taking Asthalin ampoules include headache, tremor, tachycardia (rapid heartbeat); less common side effects include, palpitations mouth and throat irritation, muscle cramp.

You should not use Asthalin ampoules if you:

• are allergic to salbutamol or any ingredients in Asthalin
• are pregnant or are breastfeeding
• are taking medicines that interact with Asthalin, including non-selective beta-blockers like propranolol, xanthines like theophylline or aminophylline, corticosteroids like beclometasone and prednisolone, other beta 2 agonists, such as salmeterol, diuretics like furosemide.

Several medications interact with Asthalin to cause a serious decrease in the levels of potassium in the blood (hypokalaemia) and should either not be taken while you are taking Asthalin or only after discussion and instruction from your doctor. These include non-selective beta-blockers like propranolol, xanthines like theophylline or aminophylline, corticosteroids like beclometasone and prednisolone, other beta 2 agonists, such as salmeterol, diuretics like furosemide.

You should use your Asthalin ampoules with a nebuliser as directed by your doctor and they should only be used for aspiration (breathing through the mouth), not swallowed, or injected. You can receive treatment with Asthalin ampoules at any time of day, with or without food, up to 4 times daily for an asthma attack. Asthalin ampoules should be used undiluted, unless you need a delivery time of more than 10 minutes, then the contents of the ampoule can be diluted using sterile normal saline.

You should store your Asthalin below 30°C in a cool dry place, well out of reach of children.