Introduction

Salbutamol is a quick bronchodilator (short-acting beta2 agonist). It is used to treat asthma attacks to open the airways to relieve symptoms. It takes 5-15 minutes to work. Correct inhaler technique is important. Incorrect inhaler technique decreases inhalation of the drug, losing the effectiveness of the drug and increasing risk of exacerbation of asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 

Common side effects

tremor, rapid heartbeat, headache 

Precautions

• Clean the inhaler regularly to prevent it from being stuck
• Please ask a pharmacist or doctor if you don’t know how to use it
• If you find the frequency of using this drug has increased, inform your doctor/pharmacist
• This drug should not be used regularly 

Who Cannot Take

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Cautions with Other Medicine/Food

• Azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, linezolid (antibiotics)
• Beclometasone (steroid)
• Citalopram (antidepressant)
• Digoxin (cardiovascular drug) 

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Category C: Either studies in animals have revealed adverse effects on the foetus (teratogenic or embryocidal or other) and there are no controlled studies in women or studies in women and animals are not available. Drugs should be given only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the foetus.

簡介

Salbutamol是一種快速生效的支氣管擴張藥 (short-acting beta2 agonist)，能有效地在哮喘發作的時候立刻擴張支氣管，緩解症狀，需5-15分鐘生效。正確的吸入器使用方法對服用此藥有重大的影響，不正確的使用方法往往導致吸入的藥物遠比其劑量少，導致藥效不足，增加哮喘／慢性阻塞性肺疾病發作的可能性。

常見副作用

手震、心跳急速、頭痛

注意事項

• 記得定時清潔吸入器的吸嘴以防止噴嘴被堵塞。
• 如果不明白如何使用吸入器，應諮詢藥劑師／醫生如何使用。
• 如果發現使用此藥以緩解症狀的頻率有所增加，應告知醫生／藥劑師。
• 此藥不應恆常使用。

不可服用的人士

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一同服用時需注意的藥物／食物

• Azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, linezolid （抗生素）
• Beclometasone （類固醇）
• Citalopram （抗抑鬱藥）
• Digoxin （心臟藥）

懷孕及哺乳

C: 動物試驗顯示對胚胎有不良作用，但缺乏針對人類懷孕婦女妥善設計且有對照組的研究，或針對動物或人類懷孕婦女，目前缺乏妥善設計且有對照組的研究，可證明此藥物的危險性。