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Adrenergic bronchodilators overdose
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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