Side effects
Consult your physician or pharmacist for more details. Albuterol may have detrimental side effects when taken orally or inhaled. See "Albuterol Precautions" section. The most frequent side effects of albuterol are palpitations, a feeling that your heart is racing or pounding, chest pain, a rapid heartbeat, shakiness, nervousness, headaches, dizziness, sore throat, and runny nose. If you experience any side effects that bother you or that do not go away, contact your doctor. These are not the only potential side effects of albuterol.
Interactions
Other drugs and albuterol may interact and result in unwanted side effects. Both the effects of other medications and the effects of albuterol may be influenced by each other. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Especially tell your doctor if you take: other inhaled medicines or asthma medicines beta blocker medicines diuretics digoxin monoamine oxidase inhibitors tricyclic antidepressants This is not a complete list of albuterol drug interactions. Inform your doctor of all the drugs you take, including vitamins, herbal supplements, prescription and non-prescription medications.
Contraindications
You should not use albuterol if you are allergic to albuterol sulfate or any of the medication's ingredients. If you experience any of the following symptoms of an allergic reaction: itchy skin, swelling beneath the skin or in your throat, rash that gets worse, difficulty breathing, low potassium levels in the blood. If this occurs, stop using albuterol and call your doctor or seek immediate emergency assistance. Whether taken orally or inhaled, albuterol has the potential to have serious side effects, such as worsening breathing difficulties, coughing, and wheezing (paradoxical bronchospasm). When you use a new medicine canister for the first time, you're more likely to experience paradoxical bronchospasm. heart issues, such as an increased heart rate and blood pressure, as well as allergic reactions that could result in death in asthmatics who use too much albuterol.
In a hospital setting, healthcare providers sometimes use albuterol to treat excessively high levels of potassium in the blood, a condition known as hyperkalemia. Like facial tissues and Kleenex – they’re all called facial tissues, and Kleenex is just one brand name. Both of these conditions can cause coughing and difficulty breathing. Seek medical attention immediately if you experience any of the following symptoms (FDA, 2012): Difficulty breathing.
And it can also lower patients’ potassium levels. Remember that albuterol can decrease digoxin levels as well as decrease the effects of beta-blockers. Okay guys, remember that the therapeutic class is what the drug does to the body.
As with other inhalation therapy, paradoxical bronchospasm may occur with an immediate increase in wheezing after dosing. Patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, the Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption should not take this medicine. Serum potassium levels should be monitored in such situations.
On the other hand, you must not carry out these activities until you know how the inhaler impacts you. It can be used by individuals with asthma to relieve their condition. Do not use this inhaler along with the following medicines: Precautions: • You must contact your healthcare provider prior to usage of Ventolin inhaler if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant. • Ventolin inhalers are not likely to have an effect on your ability to drive or operate machinery.