isoproterenol sulfate

isoproterenol sulfate
Used for inhalation as an aerosol in the treatment of acute asthmatic attacks and chronic pulmonary emphysema; now rarely used because less toxic, more specific agents are preferred. SYN: isoprenaline sulfate.

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[USP] the sulfate salt of isoproterenol; administered by oral inhalation as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchospasm associated with chronic obstructive airway disease.

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