Salbutamol tablets 2 mg for asthma, bronchitis and tuberculosis (Albuterol, Ventolin, Proventil)

General information on Japanese Salbutamol tablets 2 mg for asthma, bronchitis and tuberculosis (Albuterol, Ventolin, Proventil)

Package details: 100 tablets

Manufacturer: Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan

Active ingredients: salbutamol sulfate (chemical formula    C13H23NO7S)

Medical effect: Salbutamol tablets are effective for the treatment of symptoms caused by following:

• bronchial asthma, the most popular indication for use of Salbutamol tablets,
• childhood asthma,
• emphysema,
• acute and chronic bronchitis,
• pulmonary tuberculosis,
• silicotuberculosis.

Contraindications and precautions: do not use for pregnant or breastfeeding women.

If an allergic reaction occurs, stop taking the medicine and consult with your doctor. If you’re taking any other medication or receiving any other treatment, you have to consult with your doctor before use.

Dosage and administration

For adults: take 2 tablets (4 mg of salbutamol) at a time, 3 times a day. For severe symptoms the doctor in charge may increase the dosage up to 4 tablets (8 mg) at a time, 3 times a day.

For children age 5 to 15 years: take 1 to 2 tablets (2-4 mg) 3 times a day.

For children less than 5 years old: take 1 to 1.5 tablets (2-3 mg) 3 times a day.

The doctor in charge may adjust the dosage according to patient’s disease, age or symptoms.

How effective are Salbutamol tablets 2 mg from Japan for asthma, bronchitis and tuberculosis (Albuterol, Ventolin, Proventil)?

Salbutamol, also known as albuterol, is a short-acting β2 adrenergic receptor agonist. It works by relaxing the airway smooth muscle, dilating bronchial tube and opening up the medium and large airways in the lungs. Salbutamol tablets are one of the most commonly prescribed bronchodilators in the management of asthma, controlling acute symptomatic attacks as well as chronic, and helping for long term prevention. This medicine is generally well tolerated and safe.

Who should use Salbutamol tablets 2 mg from Japan?

Salbutamol tablets improve the symptoms caused by bronchial asthma, childhood asthma, emphysema, acute/chronic bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis and silicotuberculosis. They are suitable for both adults and children, including smaller ones. Researchers concluded that salbutamol in tablets provides clinically significant bronchodilation, and it is particularly useful in those patients unable to coordinate the use of inhalers (A. H. Price, S. P. Clissold. “Salbutamol in the 1980s. A reappraisal of its clinical efficacy”. Drugs, 1989, 38(1): 77-122).