Farcolin 0.05% Inhaler Solution 20ml

A valid prescription is a must for medicine dispense

Product Description:

• Salbutamol is a fastacting bronchodilator . It belongs to a class of medications known as shortacting beta-2 adrenergic agonist.

Uses:

• symptoms such as chest tightness, wheezing, shortness of breath and coughing in some other chest diseases too, such as COPD.
• Salbutamol can also be used to prevent asthma symptoms which occur with exercise or on exposure to an allergen, such as cat or dog fur, pollen or house dust.
• Salbutamol injection is also used for the management of premature labour  between 22 and 37 weeks of pregnancy.

Precautions and warnings:

• Do not use salbutamol if you are:
  • allergic to it or any of the ingredients .
  • you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or intend to become pregnant (unless agreed by your doctor).
  • you are breast-feeding (unless agreed by your doctor).

• tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
  • treated for an overactive thyroid .
  • treated for high blood pressure.
  • have a history of heart disease, irregular heart rhythm or angina.
  • have liver problems.
  • have kidney problems.
  • have a tumor near your kidney (a phaeochromocytoma).
  • have low potassium levels in your blood.
  • have diabetes.
  • have you been told you have an aneurysm (a swelling or dilation of a blood vessel).
  • are you about to have an operation requiring a general anaesthetic.
  • have had to stop taking an asthma medication in the past.
  • are taking any other medicines.

Side effects:

• common:
  • feeling shaky.
  • headache.
  • muscle cramps.

• rare:
  •  cardiac arrhythmia.
  • A low level of potassium in your blood 
  • Increased blood flow to your extremities 
  •  restlessness and excitability
  • Muscle tension

Ingredients:

• salbutamo

Concentration:

• Salbutamol 0.5 %

Pharmacological classification:

• Respiratory Treatments

volume:

• 20 ml

How to Use:

•  Salbutamol respirator solution 5 mg/ml  for use with nebulizer:
• Intermittent treatment Adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over:
• The usual dose is 0.5 ml to 1 ml of respirator solution .
• Some patients may require up to 2 ml .
• Intermittent treatment  Children aged 18 months to 12 years:
• The usual dose is 0.5 ml to 1 ml (2.5 to 5 mg salbutamol) of Ventolin Respirator Solution.
• Intermittent treatment may be given up to 4 times per day.
• Continuous treatment:
• The usual dose is 1 to 2 mg of salbutamol per hour.
• This dose can be obtained by diluting 1 or 2 ml of respirator solution to 100 ml with sterile
• normal saline solution to produce a solution containing 50 or 100 micrograms/ml of salbutamol, and inhaling the mist from a suitable nebulizer.

Storage Conditions:

• Store at room temprature.
• Don’t refrigerate.
• Keep this medicine out of reach of children.
• Store in the original package to protect from moisture.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date. which is stated on the box.
• The expiry date refers to the last day of the month.