Bricanyl

Terbutaline comes as a tablet to take by mouth. The tablets are usually taken three times a day, once every six hours. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take terbutaline exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.

Each dose of terbutaline should control your symptoms for at least 6 hours after you take it. If you find that your symptoms return before it is time for your next dose, that terbutaline does not control your symptoms as well as it did at the beginning of your treatment, or that your symptoms are getting worse, call your doctor. These may be signs that your condition is worsening.

Terbutaline may control your symptoms but will not cure your condition. Continue to use terbutaline even if you feel well. Do not stop taking terbutaline without talking to your doctor.

Before taking terbutaline,

• tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to terbutaline, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in terbutaline tablets. Ask your pharmacist for a list of the ingredients.
• tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention any of the following: beta blockers such as atenolol (Tenormin), carteolol (Cartrol), labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate), metoprolol (Lopressor), nadolol (Corgard), propanolol (Inderal), sotalol (Betapace), and timolol (Blocadren); certain diuretics ( 'water pills'); other medications for asthma; and medications for colds, appetite control, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Also tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medications or if you have stopped taking them in the past 2 weeks: tricyclic antidepressants including amitriptyline, amoxapine, clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin, imipramine (Tofranil), maprotiline, nortriptyline (Pamelor), protriptyline (Vivactil), and trimipramine (Surmontil) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) including isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), and tranylcypromine (Parnate). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
• tell your doctor if you have or have ever had an irregular heartbeat, heart disease, high blood pressure, an overactive thyroid gland, diabetes, or seizures.
• tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking terbutaline, call your doctor.
• if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking terbutaline.

Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, continue your normal diet.

Take the missed dose as soon as you remember it. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one.

Terbutaline may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:

• uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body
• nervousness
• dizziness
• drowsiness
• difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep
• weakness
• headache
• nausea
• sweating
• dry mouth

Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:

• increased difficulty breathing
• tightening of the throat
• fast, pounding, or irregular heartbeat
• chest pain
• seizures

If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online (http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch) or by phone (1-800-332-1088).

Terbutaline may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while you are taking this medication.

Terbutaline belongs to a group of medicines called bronchodilators because it widens (dilates) your airways. It works by opening up the air passages in your lungs so that air can flow into your lungs more freely. This helps to ease symptoms such as coughing, wheezing and feeling breathless.

Terbutaline is also available as an inhaler, which is the preferred way of taking the medicine. Terbutaline tablets or syrup are usually only prescribed for people (generally children or older adults) who are unable to use an inhaler. There is a separate medicine leaflet called Terbutaline inhaler and nebuliser which gives more information about terbutaline inhalers.

Terbutaline is a prescription medication used to prevent and treat wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness caused by asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. Terbutaline belongs to a group of drugs called beta agonists. These work to relax and open the airways, making it easier to breathe.

This medication comes in tablet form and is typically taken 3 times a day, with or without food.

This medication is also available in an injectable form to be given directly under the skin (subcutaneously) by a healthcare professional.

Common side effects of terbutaline include a pounding or racing heart beat, chest pain, tremors, or nervousness.

Terbutaline is a prescription medication used to prevent and treat wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness caused by asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema.

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
 

Serious side effects have been reported with terbutaline. See the “Terbutaline Precautions” section.

Common side effects of terbutaline include:

• a pounding or racing heart beat
• chest pain
• tremors
• nervousness

This is not a complete list of terbutaline side effects. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.