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Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml belongs to the bronchodilators class of medicine mainly used to treat symptoms of bronchospasm, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This medicine contains salbutamol which works by improving the lung airflow by relaxing the muscles in the airways and thereby helps relieve symptoms like coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, restlessness, headache, muscle tightness, dryness or soreness of the throat, dizziness, sleepiness, etc.

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Written By Bayyarapu Mahesh Kumar , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Dr Aneela Siddabathuni , MPharma., PhD
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More about the Product

Composition :

SALBUTAMOL-2.5MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Axa Parenterals Ltd

Consume Type :

Inhalation

Expires on or after :

Dec-28

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

About Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml

Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml is a fast-acting rescue inhaler designed to open up your airways quickly. It is primarily used to prevent and treat sudden breathing difficulties caused by asthma or long-term lung conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. By targeting constricted airway muscles, it helps restore normal airflow so you can breathe comfortably again.

Since this medication is typically used to relieve sudden flare-ups, you will generally take it on an as-needed basis rather than on a strict daily schedule. Because it is an inhaled medicine, it does not matter if you use it before or after eating, though rinsing your mouth with water afterwards is highly recommended. To get the best results, it is also helpful to stay hydrated and avoid environments heavy with smoke or dust.

While using Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml, you may notice temporary side effects like a slightly faster heartbeat or a gentle shakiness in your hands. These symptoms are usually harmless and fade quickly, but you must contact a doctor immediately if you experience chest pain or a sudden worsening of your breathing.

Talk to your doctor before starting this medicine if you have a history of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, or an overactive thyroid. Do not take this if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in this inhalation device.

Some medicines, such as certain blood pressure pills called beta-blockers, can stop Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml from working properly, while heavy smoking can irritate your lungs and make your breathing issues harder to control. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or managing health conditions in your later years, consult your doctor or pharmacist to ensure this therapy is safe for you.

Uses of Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml

Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml is used to prevent and treat sudden breathing difficulties caused by asthma or long-term lung conditions. The detailed uses of Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml are as follows:

  • Asthma: It rapidly opens up the airways during sudden flare-ups, relieving symptoms like wheezing, chest tightness, and coughing.
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): It provides quick relief from breathing difficulties by relaxing the tight muscles around the lungs' air passages.
  • Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm: It helps prevent sudden breathing difficulties when inhaled shortly before physical activity or exercise.

Key Benefits

Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml provides fast, targeted relief from breathing difficulties by relaxing the muscles in the airways. With regular use as directed, it helps restore comfortable breathing, improves physical activity, and supports better respiratory health.

  • Provides Rapid Relief from Breathing Difficulty: By acting directly on the airways, this medicine helps relieve sudden chest tightness and shortness of breath within minutes, making breathing easier.
  • Supports an Active Lifestyle: This medicine helps prevent breathing difficulties during exercise or physical activity, allowing you to participate in daily tasks and outdoor activities with greater confidence.
  • Improves Airflow and Comfort: By opening the airways, this medicine helps restore normal breathing, reduces respiratory discomfort, and supports a quicker return to your everyday routine.

Directions for Use

  • Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication.
  • Hold the inhaler with the mouthpiece facing downwards. Form a tight seal by placing your lips around the mouthpiece. Start breathing slowly with your mouth and push down the inhaler once. Remove the inhaler and breathe normally.
  • Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml is for inhalation purpose only.

How Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml Works

When you inhale Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml, the medicine goes directly into your lungs where it is needed most. It works by targeting specific areas called beta-2 receptors on the smooth muscles that line your airways. Once the medicine attaches to these receptors, it signals the muscles surrounding your breathing tubes to relax and loosen. This relaxation allows the narrowed airways to widen significantly, making it much easier for air to flow in and out of your lungs. Because the treatment is inhaled, it bypasses most of the body and goes straight to the respiratory tract, allowing it to start opening your airways almost instantly while keeping general body side effects to a minimum.
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Alcohol

Unsafe

You are recommended not to consume alcohol along with Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml to avoid unpleasant side-effects like drowsiness, dizziness, or sleepiness.

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Pregnancy

Consult your doctor

Please consult your doctor if you are planning to become pregnant or already pregnant before starting Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml.

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Breast Feeding

Consult your doctor

There is limited data on how Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml affects breastfeeding. Please consult your doctor before starting Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml.

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Driving

Unsafe

Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml usually causes dizziness, drowsiness, muscle cramps and visual disturbances, which may affect the ability to drive or operate machinery. So, do not drive or operate heavy machinery if you feel sleepy or dizzy after taking Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml.

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Liver

Caution

Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml should be used with caution in patients with liver diseases. Let your doctor know if you have any history of liver diseases or hepatic impairment.

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Kidney

Caution

Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml should be used with caution in patients with kidney diseases. Let your doctor know if you have any history of kidney diseases.

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Children

Caution

Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml is not recommended for children under two years of age. However, it can be given to children above two years of age only if the doctor has prescribed it.

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Heart

Caution

Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml should be used with caution in patients with heart problems. Therefore, please inform your doctor before using Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml.

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Geriatrics

Caution

Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml should be used with caution in elderly patients due to an increased risk of side effects. It is important to inform a healthcare professional before use.

What if I have taken an overdose of Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml

If you accidentally take much more of this medicine than prescribed, seek immediate emergency medical attention. Signs of taking too much may include a very rapid or pounding heartbeat, severe shakiness, extreme nervousness, headache, and feeling dizzy or faint.

Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Identify and avoid triggers: Keep a journal to track what triggers your breathing issues, such as dust, pollen, pet dander, cold air, or emotional stress, and try to minimise your exposure to them.
  • Keep a clean home: Reduce dust mites by washing bedding weekly in hot water and using allergen-proof covers on pillows and mattresses.
  • Avoid tobacco smoke: Do not smoke and stay away from environments with secondhand smoke, as tobacco smoke damages your airways and makes your rescue inhaler less effective.
  • Stay hydrated: Drink plenty of water throughout the day to help keep the mucus in your lungs thin and easier to clear.
  • Exercise safely: If physical activity triggers your symptoms, use your inhaler 15 to 30 minutes before starting, as advised by your doctor, and perform a gentle warm-up.
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How Soon It Starts Working

  • The time required for Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml to start to work: Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml effect can be seen within 5 minutes of inhalation.
  • The time for which the effects of Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml last: Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml effect can last for about 3 to 6 hours.

What if you forget to take Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml

Since this medicine is primarily used as a rescue therapy to treat sudden breathing difficulties, you will generally only use it when you experience symptoms. If your doctor has prescribed a regular daily schedule and you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is nearly time for your next scheduled dose, skip the missed one and continue with your normal routine. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one.

Storage

•Because the metal canister is pressurised, never puncture it, break it, or throw it into a fire, even if you think it is empty.

Drug Warnings

  • Keep your inhaler clean: Wash the plastic actuator (the plastic holder) at least once a week with warm running water to prevent medicine buildup. Let it air dry completely before putting the metal canister back inside.
  • Never wet the metal canister: Keep the pressurised metal canister dry at all times; never submerge it in water.
  • Check the dose counter: Regularly monitor the dose indicator on your device (if it has one) so you know when the medicine is running low and can secure a replacement in time.
  • Always carry your rescue inhaler: Ensure you have Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml with you at all times, whether you are at work, travelling, or exercising, so you can manage sudden symptoms immediately.
  • Know when to seek urgent help: If your usual dose of Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml does not relieve your breathing difficulties for at least three hours, or if your symptoms worsen rapidly, seek emergency medical care immediately.
  • Use a spacer if needed: If you struggle to coordinate pressing the canister and inhaling at the same time, talk to your doctor or pharmacist about using a spacer device to help get the medicine deep into your lungs.

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  • Beta-blockers (such as propranolol): These heart and blood pressure medicines can cause your airways to narrow suddenly, completely blocking the beneficial effects of Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml.
  • Water tablets (diuretics): Combining these with your inhaler may increase the risk of low potassium levels in your blood, which can cause muscle cramps and weakness.
  • Other bronchodilators: Using other quick-relief inhalers alongside Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml can increase the risk of heart-related side effects, such as a dangerously fast heartbeat.

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  • No clinically significant food interactions are known with Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml when used as directed. 

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Therapeutic Class

[BRONCHODILATOR]

FAQs

Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml is used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It helps relieve symptoms like coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.
Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml works by relaxing the muscles in the airways and increasing airflow to the lungs.
Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml should be cautiously used only under a doctor's supervision if you have any heart, liver, kidney diseases, hypokalaemia (low potassium levels), hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), stomach ulcer, seizure (fits), high blood pressure, or diabetes.
Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml can cause a rise in blood glucose levels if used in high doses. Hence monitor your blood glucose levels if you have diabetes and inform your doctor so that the dose can be adjusted accordingly.
Bronchodilators may cause central nervous system stimulation. Hence Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml is recommended to be used with caution in patients with seizures as it might worsen your condition. Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns.
Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml can cause hypokalaemia in some patients leading to cardiovascular effects. Please consult your doctor before taking Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml if you are a hypokalaemia patient.
Yes, children can use this medicine when prescribed by a healthcare provider. It is often recommended that children use a spacer device with their inhaler to make sure they get the correct dose of medicine into their lungs. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist for guidance on pediatric use.
Rinsing your mouth with water and spitting it out after each use helps wash away any medicine left behind in your throat. This reduces the risk of developing a dry mouth or throat irritation. Talk to your doctor if you experience persistent irritation.
Remove the metal canister from the plastic casing and rinse the plastic casing and mouthpiece thoroughly under warm running water at least once a week. Let them air dry completely before reassembling the device. Never get the metal canister wet.
Keeping your airways clear is extremely important during pregnancy to ensure your baby gets enough oxygen. Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml is generally considered safe to use when needed during pregnancy, but you should always talk to your doctor to evaluate your specific situation.
If you find yourself needing to use Axamol 2.5mg Respules 2.5ml daily or more than two days a week (excluding use before exercise), it usually means your underlying breathing condition is not fully controlled. You may need a regular preventer treatment instead. Talk to your doctor to review your treatment plan.

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