Brodil Levo 1 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 1.10 (10 x 10: ৳ 110.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 11.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Levosalbutamol oral |
| Company | Aci limited |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Treatment or prevention of bronchospasm in adults
- Treatment or prevention of bronchospasm in adolescents
- Treatment or prevention of bronchospasm in children 6 years and older
Pharmacology
- Levosalbutamol as a single isomer beta 2-agonist
- Mechanism of action unimpeded by (S)-salbutamol
- Clinically comparable bronchodilation with reduced side effects
Dosage & Administration
- Tablet dosage for adults and adolescents above 12 years
- Tablet dosage for children aged 6-11 years
- Syrup dosage for adults
- Syrup dosage for children aged 6-11 years
Interaction
- Caution with other short-acting sympathomimetic bronchodilators
- Caution with epinephrine
- Caution with additional adrenergic drugs
Contraindications
- Contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to levosalbutamol or its components
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 if potential benefit justifies potential risk
- Unknown excretion in human milk
- Caution during nursing
Precautions & Warnings
- Particular caution in acute severe asthma
- Potentiated effect by hypoxia
- Potentiated effect by concomitant treatment with xanthine derivatives
- Potentiated effect by concomitant treatment with steroids
- Potentiated effect by concomitant treatment with diuretics
- Serum potassium level monitoring advised
Overdose Effects
- Expected symptoms of excessive beta-adrenergic stimulation
- Symptoms listed under side effects
- Stomach emptying in case of serious poisoning
- Caution with beta-blocker in patients with history of bronchospasm
Therapeutic Class
- Short-acting selective & β2-adrenoceptor stimulants
Storage Conditions
- Keep out of reach of children
- Store in cool and dry place
- Protected from light