Adrenergic bronchodilators overdose


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Definition

Adrenergic bronchodilators overdose is poisoning from inhaled medicines that help open up the air passages. Such medicines are used to treat asthma and chronic bronchitis.


Poisonous Ingredient
  • Albuterol
  • Bitolterol
  • Ephedrine
  • Epinephrine
  • Isoetharine
  • Isoproterenol
  • Metaproterenol
  • Pirbuterol
  • Racepinephrine
  • Ritodrine
  • Terbutaline

Where Found
  • Albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin)
  • Bitolterol (Tornalate)
  • Ephedrine (Ephed II)
  • Epinephrine (Adrenalin, AsthmaHaler, Bronitin Mist, Bronkaid Mist, Medihaler-Epi, Primatene Mist, EpiPen Auto-Injector, Sus-Phrine)
  • Ethylnorepinephrine (Bronkephrine)
  • Isoetharine (Arm-a-Med Isoetharine, Bronkometer, Bronkosol, Dey-Dose Isoetharine, Dispos-a-Med Isoetharine, Dey-Lute Isoetharine)
  • Isoproterenol (Aerolone, Dey-Dose Isoproterenol, Dispos-a-Med Isoproterenol, Isuprel, Medihaler-Iso, Norisodrine Aerotrol, Vapo-Iso)
  • Metaproterenol (Alupent, Arm-a-Med Metaproterenol, Dey-Dose Metaproterenol, Dey-Lute Metaproterenol, Metaprel)
  • Pirbuterol (Maxair)
  • Racepinephrine (AsthmaNefrin, Dey-Dose Racepinephrine, Vaponefrin)
  • Terbutaline (Breathaire, Brethine, Bricanyl)


Review Date: 02/13/2006
Reviewed By: Stephen C Acosta, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portland VA MedicalCenter, Portland, OR. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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