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Asthom Tablets
Asthom Forte Tablets
Asthom Forte ST Tablets
Asthom Syrup
Composition
Asthom Tablets
Each tablet contains Salbutamol Sulphate IP equivalent to
Salbutamol IP
2 mg and Theophylline anhydrous IP 100 mg
Asthom Forte Tablets
Each tablet contains Salbutamol Sulphate IP equivalent to
Salbutamol IP 4
mg and Theophylline anhydrous IP 200 mg
Asthom Forte ST Tablets
Each sustained-release uncoated tablet contains ... Salbutamol
Sulphate
IP equivalent to Salbutamol IP 4 mg and Theophylline anhydrous
IP 300
mg
Asthom Syrup
Each 5 ml contains Salbutamol Sulphate IP equivalent to
Salbutamol IP
1 mg and Theophylline anhydrous IP 50 mg in a flavoured syrup
base q.s.
Indications
Asthom and
Asthom Forte are particularly indicated for
patients who experience side effects with maximal therapeutic
doses of either theophylline or salbutamol alone and patients
with severe asthma
who require more than one drug from any class of
bronchodilators. Asthom Forte ST is indicated
for long-term maintenance bronchodilator therapy in patients
with obstructive airway disease, i.e. asthma and COPD,
including patients with nocturnal asthma.
Dosage and Administration
Optimum dosage must be
individualised due to variability of theophylline
pharmacokinetics with age, diet, smoking, cardiac failure and
liver disease. The usual starting dose is one tablet of
Asthom or 10 ml (one measure) of Asthom
Syrup, thrice daily. In select patients, if further
bronchodilation is required, dosage may be increased to one
tablet of
Asthom Forte thrice daily. Asthom
Forte ST should be taken at 12-hourly intervals. In
those asthmatics whose condition deteriorates despite the above
therapy, further increase in the recommended dosage is not
advisable.
Alternative or additional therapy including corticosteroids and
oxygen should be instituted promptly in severe cases.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to xanthine
derivatives.
Presentation
Asthom
Blister pack of 10 tablets
Asthom Forte Blister pack of
10 tabletsz
Asthom Forte ST Blister pack of 10
tablets
Asthom Syrup Bottle of
100 ml
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