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Clinical Trial
. 1985 Sep;55(3):504-6.

Comparison of intravenous salbutamol (albuterol) and aminophylline in the treatment of acute asthmatic attacks

J Greif, L Markovitz, M Topilsky
  • PMID: 3898925
Clinical Trial

Comparison of intravenous salbutamol (albuterol) and aminophylline in the treatment of acute asthmatic attacks

J Greif et al. Ann Allergy. 1985 Sep.

Abstract

Our investigation supports the use of intravenous salbutamol as an alternative to aminophylline in the early stages of acute severe asthma. Salbutamol proved to be a marginally better bronchodilator and is likely to cause less gastrointestinal side effects than aminophylline, but tachycardia and generalized tremor are more frequent with this drug.

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