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What drug class does salbutamol belong to?
Albuterol (also known as salbutamol) is used to treat wheezing and shortness of breath caused by breathing problems (such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Albuterol belongs to a class of drugs known as bronchodilators.
How long does salbutamol stay in your system?
Albuterol’s half-life is about 6 hours. This means it takes about 6 hours for your body to get rid of half of a dose of albuterol. It usually takes about five half-lives for a drug to leave your system entirely. For albuterol, this means the drug will stay in your system for about 30 hours after your last dose.
Is albuterol a banned substance?
During the Olympics, all asthma medications containing beta2-agonists, such as salbutamol (also known as albuterol), were on the official World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) list of banned substances, due to their known ability to relax the smooth muscle cells in bronchial airways.
Is salbutamol a sympathomimetic drug?
There are many sympathomimetic products available in treatment of asthma, such as ephedrin, isoproterenol, orciprenalin, salbutamol, terbutalin…, used by oral or injectable route and spray.
What drugs does salbutamol interact with?
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription medications you use, including: beta-blockers (e.g., propranolol, timolol), all asthma medications, ephedrine, epinephrine, pseudoephedrine, antidepressants, MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, linezolid, phenelzine, selegiline, tranylcypromine …
Is there a difference between ventolin and salbutamol?
Ventolin is a brand name for a medicine called salbutamol, which is a bronchodilator or reliever medicine used to open up your airways. Salbutamol is called albuterol in the USA. Ventolin comes as two types of inhaler – the accuhaler and the evohaler.
Is salbutamol banned?
All β2-agonists, including their d- and l- optical isomers, are prohibited except inhaled salbutamol, salmeterol and formoterol. All other IBAs including terbutaline, orciprenaline, reproterol and bambuterol are prohibited, while clenbuterol is sufficiently anabolic to be classed by WADA as an anabolic agent [4].
Can athletes use salbutamol?
BACKGROUND Beta-2 agonists such as salbutamol are used, not only by asthmatic athletes to prevent exercise induced asthma, but also by non-asthmatic athletes as a potentially ergogenic agent.