Thanks for interrupting, I am now going to run and get my inhaler and see
what it is exactly! Your friend, lillian
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From: EASTSPARTN@AOL.COM <EASTSPARTN@AOL.COM>
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [MOL] Nanc to Mam......about inhalers!
>Excuse me for interupting but thought you might like to have this F.Y.I.
>Albuterol is the official generic name recommended by the World Health Org.
>for the drug Salbutamol . The trade name for the same drug is Ventolin .
>It is a relatively selective beta 2 adrenergic bronchodilator and beta 2
>adrenergic
>receptors are the predominant receptor in bronchial smooth muscle , hense
it's
>prescrbed effect . There are beta 2 receptors in the heart ,in
concentrations
>from 10 % to 50 % , but the precise function of these is something that
still
>is being defined , though this is part of the reason for caution being
urged
>when prescribing for people with coronary insufficiency or arrythmias as
the
>same is true of all sympathomemetic amines . Generally the systemic level
of
>the drug when taken in recommended dosages is low , due to slow uptake in
the
>bronchi .It is available in metered dose inhalers , rotacaps , syrup for
oral
>use , tablets ,and the solution used in a nebulizer . It is commonly known
as
>a rescue inhaler due to its rapid onset .
> The Atrovent ( generic name ipatropium bromide )is an anticholinergic .It
is
>used as a maintenance treatment ( it is not recommended to relieve acute
>bronchospasm) through its effect on acetylcholine released from the vagus
>nerve . It is primarily a local ,site specific effect not a systemic one.
> My main reason for posting was a reference to panic attacks . If this is
>being defined as rapid breathing , rapid pulse , tremor and nervousness and
>especially if it is something new for him , it could have other origins
.When
>the body has excess PCO2 ( acid ) it trys to compensate by getting rid of
it
>with the lungs and kidneys . This can be caused on a number of levels .(
>respiratory , endocrine , renal , and cardiac are a number of possible
>causes) The albuterol and atrovent , if he is taking them , in some cases
>could even be the culprit .( parodoxical effects , hypersensitivity , or
too
>high of blood levels ) Please touch base with the doc or nurse .
>Take care and hang tough
>Joseph Cane
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