Doses - ALBUTEROL SULFATE

Dogs:

Warning:
a) There are several sources that state that the oral dose is 50 mg/kg q8h. This is an obvious overdose and should not be followed. A more reasonable dose orally in dogs is:0.05 mg/kg (50 micrograms/kg) PO q8h.
b) For inhalation, based on a 60 lb dog: 0.5 ml of the 0.5% solution for nebulization in 4ml of saline nebulized every 6 hours. (McConnell and Hughey 1992)

Horses:

a) 8 micrograms/kg PO q12h (Enos 1993)
Monitoring Parameters - 1) Clinical symptom improvement; auscultation, blood gases (if indicated); 2) Cardiac rate, rhythm (if warranted); 3) Serum potassium, early in therapy if animalsusceptible to hypokalemia
Client Information - Contact veterinarian if animal's condition deteriorates or becomes acutely ill.
Dosage Forms/Preparations/FDA Approval Status/Withholding Times - Veterinary-Approved Products: None

Human-Approved Products:

Albuterol Tablets 2 mg, 4 mg tablets & 4 mg, 8 mg extended release tablets; Proventil®(Schering) Proventil Repetabs ®; Ventolin® (Glaxo Wellcome); Volmax (Muro); generic (Rx)
Albuterol Oral Syrup 2 mg (as sulfate)/5 ml; Proventil® (Schering); Ventolin® (Glaxo
Wellcome); Generic; (Rx)
Albuterol Aerosol: Each actualization delivers 90 mcg albuterol in 17g & 6.7g canisters;
Proventil® (Schering); Proventil HFA® (Key); Ventolin® (Glaxo Wellcome); generic. (Rx)
Albuterol for Inhalation: Solution for Inhalation 0.083% & 0.5% (as sulfate) in 3 ml or 20 ml;200 micrograms capsules (powder) for inhalation; Airet® (Adams); Albuterol (Dey, Copley);
Proventil ® (Schering);Ventolin Nebules® (Glaxo Wellcome); Ventolin Rotacaps® (Glaxo
Wellcome); generic. (Rx)