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 tablets
Asthom Forte ST
Blister pack of 10 tablets
Asthom Syrup Bottle of 100 ml
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