What is the substitute for asthma pax depot?
Patient: My mom is 66 years old and she is having Asthma since last 20 years, she was taking Asthma pax depot for last so many years but now we have stopped due to high pulse rate ( because of this medicine as suggested by doctor,) but her condition is becoming bad, can you please suggest Doctor: Hi.I appreciate your concern for your beloved Mom.I went through the history given in your query it seems to me that Asmapax Depot (Ephedrine, Phenobarbitone, Theophylline) is not an ideal medication to relieve her asthmatic attack of difficulty in breathing or wheezing, etc.The fact that the drugs like Ephedrine and Theophylline which are present in Asmapax Depot can cause increased or irregular heart beats, palpitations, agitation, tremors, irritability so, they should not be used.I would suggest her a Salbutamol inhaler which is more effective in relieving the symptoms of difficulty in breathing or wheezing but having a less tendency to increase the heart beat.So, Salbutamol can be an alternate but safer medication for her.If her symptoms aggravate she must be examined by a doctor for the possibility of giving steroid injection to reduce the symptoms of asthma.Hope I could answer your query.