Salbutamol nebuliser solution: how to take it safely
Ventolin Nebules
Reviewed by Pharm. Abeeb Junior
What it is for
Quickly relieves severe wheezing and breathlessness in asthma and COPD.
How to take it
- Prescription medicine: take it exactly as your doctor or pharmacist told you.
- Pour the measured dose into the nebuliser cup, adding saline if the label says so.
- Breathe in the mist through the mask or mouthpiece until it is finished.
- Clean the nebuliser after use.
When to take it
Use it when you are wheezy or breathless, as your doctor told you.
Take it with
Not applicable.
What to avoid
- Using it more often than your doctor told you. If you need it more often, you need urgent review.
- Getting the mist in your eyes.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart problems or an overactive thyroid.
Possible side effects
Shaking hands, fast heartbeat, headache, muscle cramps.
Get help if
Breathlessness that does not improve, blue lips, chest pain, a very fast heartbeat or you cannot speak a full sentence: get emergency help.
This is general information, not personal medical advice. Always follow your doctor's or pharmacist's instructions and read the leaflet that comes with your medicine. Medicines and doses can differ between products and people.