Adrenergic bronchodilators overdose

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Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Adrenergic bronchodilators overdose

Definition:

Adrenergic bronchodilators overdose is poisoning from inhaled medicines that help open up the air passages. Such medicines are used to treat asthma and chronic bronchitis.

Poisonous Ingredient:

Albuterol
Bitolterol
Ephedrine
Epinephrine
Isoetharine
Isoproterenol
Metaproterenol
Pirbuterol
Racepinephrine
Ritodrine
Terbutaline

Note: This list may not be all inclusive.

Where Found:

Albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin)
Bitolterol (Tornalate)
Ephedrine (Ephed II)
Epinephrine (Adrenalin, AsthmaHaler, Bronitin Mist, Bronkaid Mist, Medihaler-Epi, Primatene Mist, EpiPen Auto-Injector, Sus-Phrine)
Ethylnorepinephrine (Bronkephrine)
Isoetharine (Arm-a-Med Isoetharine, Bronkometer, Bronkosol, Dey-Dose Isoetharine, Dispos-a-Med Isoetharine, Dey-Lute Isoetharine)
Isoproterenol (Aerolone, Dey-Dose Isoproterenol, Dispos-a-Med Isoproterenol, Isuprel, Medihaler-Iso, Norisodrine Aerotrol, Vapo-Iso)
Metaproterenol (Alupent, Arm-a-Med Metaproterenol, Dey-Dose Metaproterenol, Dey-Lute Metaproterenol, Metaprel)
Pirbuterol (Maxair)
Racepinephrine (AsthmaNefrin, Dey-Dose Racepinephrine, Vaponefrin)
Terbutaline (Breathaire, Brethine, Bricanyl)

Note: This list may not be all inclusive.

Review Date: 2/13/2006
Reviewed By: Stephen C Acosta, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portland VA MedicalCenter, Portland, OR. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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