Bronchodilators, Adrenergic (Oral/Injection)

Additional Information

Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although these uses are not included in product labeling, some of the adrenergic bronchodilators are used in certain patients with the following medical conditions:

• Premature labor (terbutaline)
• Bleeding of gums and teeth during dental procedures (epinephrine)
• Priapism (prolonged abnormal erection of penis) (epinephrine)
• Hyperkalemia (too much potassium in the blood) in children (albuterol)

Other than the above information, there is no additional information relating to proper use, precautions, or side effects for these uses.