L-Sol 1 mg/5 ml (Syrup)

60 ml bottle: ৳ 30.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Levosalbutamol oral
Company Ethical drugs limited
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Indications

  • Treatment of bronchospasm
  • Prevention of bronchospasm
  • Reversible obstructive airway disease

Pharmacology

  • Levosalbutamol as a single isomer beta 2-agonist
  • Mechanism of action
  • Comparison with racemic salbutamol

Dosage & Administration

  • Tablet dosage for adults and adolescents
  • Tablet dosage for children
  • Syrup dosage for adults
  • Syrup dosage for children

Interaction

  • Caution with other short-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilators
  • Caution with epinephrine
  • Caution with adrenergic drugs

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to levosalbutamol

Side Effects

  • Hypocalcaemia
  • Palpitation
  • Fine tremors of the skeletal muscle
  • Muscle cramps
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Burning substernal or epigastric pain
  • Diarrhoea

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Use during pregnancy
  • Excretion in human milk
  • Caution for nursing women

Precautions & Warnings

  • Caution in acute severe asthma
  • Potentiation by hypoxia
  • Monitoring of serum potassium levels

Overdose Effects

  • Symptoms of excessive beta-adrenergic stimulation
  • Stomach emptying in case of serious poisoning
  • Caution with beta-blocker in patients with bronchospasm history

Therapeutic Class

  • Short-acting selective & β2-adrenoceptor stimulants

Storage Conditions

  • Keep out of reach of children
  • Store in cool and dry place
  • Protection from light

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