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Albuterol
July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Generic Name
Albuterol (al-BUE-tuh-rawl) 91
Brand Names
AccuNeb Proventil HFA
ProAir HFA Ventolin HFA
Proventil* Vospire ER
Combination Products
Generic Ingredients: Albuterol + 1pratropium Bromide Combivent DuoNeb
The:nformation in this profile also applies to the following drugs:
Generic Ingredient: Levalbuterol Xopenex
Generic Ingredient., Pirbuterol Maxair
*Some products in this brand-name group are alcohol- or sugar-free. Consult your pharmacist.
Type of Drug Bronchodilator.
Prescribed for
Bronchospasm associated with asthma or other obstructive pulmonary diseases, or induced by exercise.
General Information
Albuterol is similar to other bronchodilator drugs, such as metaproterenol and isoetharine, but it has a weaker effect on nerve receptors in the heart and blood vessels; therefore, it is somewhat safer for people with heart conditions. Levalbuterol is a special form of albuterol that carries a lower risk of side effects.
Cautions and Warnings
Do not use Albuterol if you are allergic or sensitive to any of its ingredients. Albuterol should be used with caution by people with a history of angina pectoris (a condition characterized by brief attacks of chest pain), heart disease, irregularities in heart beat, high blood pressure, stroke or seizure, diabetes, thyroid disease, prostate disease, or glaucoma. Excessive use of albuterol inhalants may worsen asthma or other respiratory conditions, and may increase breathing difficulties rather than relieve them. In the most extreme cases, people have had heart attacks after using excessive amounts of inhalant.
Possible Side Effects
V Most common: worsening of asthma, ear infection, upper respiratory infection, stuffy nose, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, and muscle cramps.
♦ Less common: angina, abnormal heart rhythms, rapid heartbeat and heart palpitations, allergic reaction, fever, and tremors.
Drug Interactions
• Albuterol’s effects on the cardiovascular system may be increased by monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MA01) and tricyclic antidepressants. These drugs should not be administered together or within 2 weeks of discontinuation of MAOls or tricyclic antidepressants.
• Beta-blocking drugs such as propranolol not only block the effects of albuterol but may cause severe bronchospasm in people with asthma.
• Albuterol may reduce the amount of digoxin in the blood of people taking both drugs. Digoxin dose adjustment may be required.
• Albuterol may exacerbate certain effects of non-potassium sparing diuretics (loop or thiazide diuretics).
Food Interactions
Albuterol tablets are more effective when taken on an empty stomach-1 hour before or 2 hours after meals—but can be taken with food if they upset your stomach.
Usual Dose
Albuterol and Pirbuterol Inhalation
Adult and Child (age 4 and over): 1-2 puffs every 4-6 hours. Asthma triggered by exercise may be prevented by taking 2 puffs 15 minutes before exercising.
Albuterol Inhalation Solution
Child (age 2-12): starting dose-0.63 mg or 1.25 mg 3 or 4 times a day. Deliver over 5-15 minutes by nebulizer.
Levalbuterol Inhalation Solution
Adult and Child (age 12 and over): 0.63 mg 3 times a day every 6-8 hours. Some people may benefit from 1.25 mg at each dose. Deliver over 5-15 minutes by nebulizer.
Child (age 6-11): 0.31 mg 3 times a day every 6-8 hours, by nebulizer.
Albuterol Inhalation Aerosol
Adult and Child (age 4 and over): 2 inhalations every 4-6 hours. Adults and children age 4 and over may prevent asthma brought on by exercise by inhaling twice 15 minutes before exercising.
Albuterol Sustained-Release Tablets
Adult and Child (age 12 and over): 4-8 mg every 12 hours. Dosage may be cautiously increased to a maximum of 32 mg a day. People being switched from regular to sustained-release tablets generally take the same dosage per day, in fewer tablets—for example, a 4-mg tablet every 12 hours (1 dose) instead of a 2-mg tablet every 6 hours (2 doses).
Child (age 6-12): 4 mg every 12 hours.
Overdosage
Overdose of albuterol inhalation usually results in exaggerated side effects, including chest pain and high blood pressure. People who inhale too much albuterol should see a doctor. Overdose of albuterol tablets may lead to changes in heart rate, palpitations, unusual heart rhythm, chest pain, high blood pressure, fever, chills, cold sweats, nausea, vomiting, and dilation of the pupils. Convulsions, sleeplessness, anxiety, and tremors may also develop, and the victim may collapse. If the albuterol overdose was taken within the past 1/2 hour, give the victim syrup of ipecac to induce vomiting. Do not give ipecac if the victim is unconscious or convulsing. If symptoms have already begun to develop, the victim may need to be taken to a hospital emergency room. Call for instructions, and ALWAYS bring the prescription bottle or container.
Special Information
If you are inhaling albuterol, be sure to follow the inhalation instructions that come with the product. The drug should be inhaled during the second half of your inward breath, since this will allow it to reach deeper into your lungs. Wait about 1-2 minutes between inhalations. Do not inhale albuterol if you have food or anything else in your mouth.
Do not take more albuterol than your doctor prescribes. Taking more than you need can worsen your symptoms. If your condition worsens after taking your medicine, call your doctor at once and stop taking it.
Call your doctor immediately if you develop chest pain, palpitations, rapid heartbeat, muscle tremors, dizziness, headache, facial flushing, or urinary difficulty, or if you continue having breathing difficulties after taking the medicine.
Do not crush or chew the extended-release tablets.
If you forget a dose of albuterol, take it as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the one you forgot. Do not take a double dose.
Special Populations
Pregnancy/Breast-feeding: When used during childbirth, albuterol can slow or delay natural labor. It can cause rapid heartbeat and high blood sugar in the mother and rapid heartbeat and low blood sugar in the baby. Albuterol also causes birth defects in animal studies. When your doctor considers this drug crucial, its benefits must be cautiously weighed against its risks.
It is not known if albuterol passes into breast milk. Nursing mothers who must take it should use infant formula.
Seniors: Seniors with cardiovascular disease should use albuterol with caution.
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Enlarged Prostate.
July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Enlarged Prostate
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to the size of an apple lithium fmt . This happens because of an increase in the number of cells present in the prostate gland, in a
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Some doctors believe that every man over the age of 50 has some degree of prostate enlargement and that it is simply part
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Prostate enlargement is correctly called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and is also known as benign prostatic
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Enlargement, in itself, does not necessarily cause problems can tamoxifen cause depre . A lot of growths of prostate tissue are a natural part of
the ageing process and are quite harmless price effexor . What is not so harmless, though, is when little gristly nodules accumulate,
the development of which changes both the size and consistency of the gland oxybutynin warnings . For it is not actually size that matters so
much as the consistency of the tissues, which causes the gland to become stiff and inflexible norvasc and psychology . Sometimes the bladder can
compensate for this by becoming stronger and more powerful, but problems occur when the bladder muscles can no longer
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This is when the flow of urine becomes badly obstructed - which can have a dramatic and troublesome effect on a man’s
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NEVER SUFFER IN SILENCE
Because the prostate gland surrounds the urethra, and because it is located so close to the base of the bladder, when it
becomes enlarged it can seriously interfere with the normal function of urination prevention coldsores zovirax . As a result, an enlarged prostate can
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More seriously, an enlarged prostate can have several severe consequences, though these are not common acne doxycycline treatment . It can, for
example, cause acute urine retention, in which case there is an urgent need for catheterisation - or the insertion of a
flexible tube into the bladder under local anaesthetic - which will bring instant relief stimulant effects of hydrochlorothiazide . In an even more serious case,
it can cause trapped urine to flow back up from the bladder, where it will put pressure on the kidneys and may even, in
severe cases, lead to kidney failure does caffeine inhibit weight loss . This happens only rarely, but its possibility is nevertheless a good reason for
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WHAT CAUSES AN ENLARGED PROSTATE?
Why the prostate gland gets bigger is not really known zyrtec d and child . Only two things are certain, and that is that the only people who
suffer from an enlarged prostate have two things in common:
• They are male imodium dose for children .
• They are getting on in years effexor and tramadol .
The exact cause of prostate enlargement is not altogether clear zoloft arthritis . What is clear, is that an enlarged prostate is a male
hormone-dependent disorder in that its growth is stimulated by androgens and, in particular, by testosterone ibuprofen chewable . What is not
clear, however, is why it should suddenly enlarge at the age of 50 or more, when testosterone levels are falling lithium use in hyponatremia .
Another possible factor influencing the development of an enlarged prostate includes the sort of diet you eat danger of toradol . A food
link is suspected because of the undeniable fact that so many more men suffer from an enlarged prostate in the West than
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so different medicine carafate . It is possible that the men in eastern societies are protected by their diet, which relies heavily on
soya-based foods such as tofu, and on plant foods such as vegetables and fruit generic for 320 mg diovan .
Sex hormones
It does seem to be an odd fact that the organs of the body that depend on sex hormones - both male and female - are
particularly prone to disorders of growth, which can be either benign or malignant caffeine freeware .
This is, for example, that women are prone ‘ to both benign and malignant growths in the breasts and the womb - a third
of all cancers in women, in fact, affect these organs gluten in ponstel .
In just this same way, men are prone to enlargement of the prostate gland, which can be either benign or malignant ovulation signs on clomid . One
tenth of all male cancers, in fact, affect the prostate gland cephalexin for fish .
Levels of prolactin
The level of the hormone prolactin is known to increase dihydrotestosterone in the prostate gland and thus to encourage
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• Beer is azithromycin over the counter . Two things that are known to reduce levels of prolactin are:
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• Vitamin B6 cheap est xenical online .
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WHO IS AT RISK OF PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT?
The answer to this is anyone and everyone asprin blood flow song . No one knows of anything that decreases the risk, so there’s nothing you can
do to minimise your chances natural testosterone adaptogen eurycoma levels extract . People talk about a prostate-friendly diet (see Chapter 10), and this way of eating is
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SYMPTOMS
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As the prostate gets bigger, so it presses on the urethra, which becomes more or less severely narrowed as a result hunger rids caffeine high .
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Recognising the symptoms
The symptoms of an enlarged prostate, which are known as prostatism, are purely mechanical child on prozac . They are rarely troublesome
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Some of these symptoms are due to distortion of the normal anatomy at the base of the bladder, which causes urinary
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