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Thai Otsuka
[Natrapharm]
Regulatory Class: Rx
C: Procaterol HCl
I: Bronchodilator in the management of reversible airway obstruction as in asthma or in patients w/ COPD.
D: Adult 10 mL once before bed or bid (morning & before bed). Childn ≥6 yr 5 mL once before bed or bid (morning & before bed), <6 yr 0.25 mL/kg bid (morning & before bed) or tid (morning, early afternoon & before bed).
CI: Hypersensitivity.
SP: Patients w/ hyperthyroidism, HTN, heart disease, DM. Continuous administration in excessive amounts may cause cardiac arrhythmia/arrest. Not a substitute for inhaled corticosteroids & other anti-inflammatory agents. Patients may develop acute asthma episodes during long-term management of bronchial asthma. Pregnancy & lactation. Low birth wt infants & neonates. Elderly.
AR: Shock or anaphylactoid reaction; significant decrease in serum K levels. Palpitations, tachycardia; tremor & headache; nausea, vomiting; skin rash.
INT: Potential induction of arrhythmias w/ catecholamines (eg, adrenaline & isoproterenol). Possible decrease in serum K levels & aggravating CV adverse effects w/ xanthine derivatives (eg, theophylline, aminophylline & diprophylline). Risk of excessive decrease in serum K levels w/ corticosteroids (eg, betamethasone, prednisolone & hydrocortisone Na succinate) & diuretics (eg, furosemide).
