Sultolin 2 mg/5 ml Syrup

Sultolin 2 mg/5 ml Syrup contains salbutamol, a short-acting beta-2 agonist bronchodilator. It is used to relieve wheezing, chest tightness, cough, and shortness of breath caused by bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma or reversible airway obstruction.

Sultolin 2 mg/5 ml syrup is a fast-acting reliever bronchodilator from Square Pharmaceuticals PLC, Pabna containing Salbutamol. It is used to quickly relieve wheezing, chest tightness, cough, and breathlessness in asthma and COPD, and to prevent exercise-induced symptoms. In Bangladesh, Sultolin is a household name for asthma patients — the "blue" reliever that opens the airways within minutes when taken as an inhaler or nebuliser solution.

Salbutamol works by stimulating beta-2 receptors on the muscles that wrap around the airways. This relaxes the tightened muscles, widening the air passages so breathing becomes easier within about 5 minutes of inhalation, with the effect lasting 4–6 hours. It relieves symptoms but does not treat the underlying airway inflammation, which needs a separate controller (preventer) medicine.

• Quick relief of asthma symptoms (wheeze, breathlessness, chest tightness)
• Acute asthma attacks (as part of emergency treatment)
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Prevention of exercise-induced bronchospasm
• Wheezing in bronchiolitis or bronchitis when prescribed by a doctor

ChamberBD shows dosing only from the approved product label, with its source named, and no label is on file for Sultolin 2 mg/5 ml Syrup. Use the dose your doctor prescribed and the instructions in the pack leaflet.

Common side effects include fine trembling of the hands, palpitations or a fast heartbeat, headache, muscle cramps, and a feeling of nervousness — these are usually mild and settle quickly, especially with inhaled use. High or frequent doses (such as repeated nebulisation) can lower blood potassium and cause significant heart racing. Rarely, the airways can tighten suddenly right after inhalation (paradoxical bronchospasm) — if breathing worsens immediately after a dose, stop and seek urgent medical help.

Needing your reliever more often is a warning sign. If Salbutamol is needed more than 2–3 times a week, if night symptoms appear, or if a canister finishes within a month, your asthma is uncontrolled — consult your doctor about preventer treatment. Always carry your inhaler with you. Use with caution in heart disease, high blood pressure, hyperthyroidism, and diabetes (it can raise blood sugar). During severe attacks not responding to usual puffs, go to hospital immediately instead of taking repeated doses at home. Check inhaler technique at every doctor visit.

Beta-blockers such as propranolol — including some eye drops for glaucoma — directly oppose salbutamol and can trigger severe bronchospasm in asthma; they should generally be avoided. Combining salbutamol with diuretics, theophylline, or corticosteroids increases the risk of low potassium, especially with nebulised doses. Caution is needed with digoxin, tricyclic antidepressants, and MAO inhibitors due to heart rhythm effects. Tell your doctor about all your medicines, including eye drops.

Salbutamol must not be used by anyone with known hypersensitivity to it or to other components of the product. Non-selective beta-blocker use is a strong reason to avoid it until reviewed by a doctor. Oral and intravenous forms need special caution and specialist decision in severe heart disease, uncontrolled arrhythmias, and in threatened premature labour management contexts.

Pregnancy: Inhaled salbutamol is considered acceptable in pregnancy, and keeping asthma well controlled is safer for both mother and baby than uncontrolled attacks. Use it as prescribed and do not stop asthma treatment on your own. Lactation: Inhaled use delivers very little drug to breast milk and is generally regarded as compatible with breastfeeding. Discuss oral or nebulised regimens with your doctor.

Store as printed on the pack and keep out of the reach of children.