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Bronchodilators

- Summary
- About bronchodilators
- Types and differences
- Conditions treated
- Conditions of concern
- Potential side effects
- Drug and other interactions
- Symptoms of overdose
- Elderly use issues
- Lifestyle considerations
- Pregnancy use issues
- Child use issues
- Questions for your doctor

Reviewed By:
Marc J. Sicklick, M.D., FAAAAI, FACAAI

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Symptoms of bronchodilator overdose

Symptoms of overdose can be similar to the medication’s side effects, but are usually more severe. Patients exhibiting any of these symptoms should contact their physicians immediately:

Convulsions
Problems breathing
Blue lips and fingernails
Continued blurred vision, dilated pupils
Low blood pressure
Chest pain
Severe headache
Vomiting and nausea
Rapid heartbeat

For less severe symptoms that do not indicate overdose but require contacting a physician, see Potential side effects.

Elderly use issues with bronchodilators

The medicine salmeterol has been tested in a limited number of patients 65 years of age or older and has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults.

The medicines albuterol, bitolterol, epinephrine, fenoterol, isoetharine, isoproterenol, metaproterenol, pirbuterol, procaterol, and terbutaline have not been studied specifically in older adults. It is not known whether or not they work exactly the same way as they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects among the older adult population.

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Review Date: 01-03-2007

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