Click on the medicine name to link to the New Zealand Formulary website (which includes the New Zealand Formulary for Children) where you can type the medicine name into the search field to get more information about it.
Medicine: salbutamol
Prescribing competence required for Year 6Indication(s):
asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Mechanism(s):
beta-2 adrenoceptor agonist
Associated Scenario(s):
[Child with respiratory distress], [Chronic shortness of breath], [Chronic shortness of breath], [Child with respiratory distress], [Sudden onset shortness of breath]
[Child with respiratory distress], [Chronic shortness of breath], [Chronic shortness of breath], [Child with respiratory distress], [Sudden onset shortness of breath]
