Abstract

Salbutamol (Albuterol) is a sympathomimetic drug which is indicated as first therapeutic line in the treatment of bronchial asthma. In this study we’ve analyzed the cases with exposure to Salbutamol hospitalized and treated in the Department of Toxicology and Intensive Care of Clinical Emergency Hospital for Children Grigore Alexandrescu, from Bucharest. This is a retrospective and descriptive study, which lasted 5 years, from January 2012, until December 2016. The results showed that the administration of Salbutamol orally or inhalatory by nebulization in pediatric population is easy but frequently associated with accidental or iatrogenic overdoses. Keywords: Salbutamol, intoxication, children

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