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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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TERBUTALINE


- Discussion: - for bronchial Asthma and reversible bronchospasm; - contraindicated w/ diabetes, HTN, hyperthyroidism, cardiac dz, - Adult Dosing: - 2.5 - 5 mg PO qid or 0.25mg SQ; - may repeat once in15-30 min; - maximum: 5mg in 4 hr; - metered dose inhaler: q4-6hr; metereddose inhaler= 200mg/dose; Peds: - Peds <12: 0.05-0.15 mg/kg/dose PO tid; max of 5 mg/24hr;



Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.