Asmapen is a medication with aminophylline in its composition, indicated for the symptomatic relief of acute bronchial asthma and for the treatment of reversible bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
This medicine can also be purchased in generic form and is available in tablets and injection and can be purchased for a price of about 3 reais, upon presentation of a prescription.
What is it for
Asmapen is indicated for the treatment of diseases characterized by bronchospasm, which is characterized by a decrease in the caliber of the bronchi, causing a lesser amount of air in the lungs, which can occur in diseases such as bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Learn to identify pulmonary emphysema.
How to use
This medication should be used as directed by the doctor, according to the severity of the disease, the age, the patient's response or according to the existence of other diseases:
Tablets: In adults, the recommended dose is 1 to 2 100 mg tablets or 1 200 mg tablet, 2 to 3 times a day, after meals.
Injectable: Asmapen injectable must be administered by a healthcare professional in the hospital, intravenously.
Who should not use
Asmapen should not be used in people who are hypersensitive to the components of the formula, with active gastritis, active stomach ulcer or who have a history of stomach ulcer.
In addition, this medication should not be used by pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under 6 months of age without doctor's guidance.
Possible side effects
Some of the most common side effects that can occur with the use of Asmapen are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches and insomnia.
In addition, hypersensitivity reactions, increased heart rate, palpitations, decreased blood pressure, arrhythmia, peripheral vasoconstriction, headache, insomnia, confusion, irritability, vertigo, reflex hyperexcitability, tremor, anxiety, seizure, visual disturbances may also occur, abdominal colic, anorexia, gastroesophageal reflux, gastrointestinal bleeding, albuminuria, increased urinary frequency, increased respiratory rate and fever.
