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Isuprel Drug Center

Medical Editor: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP

Isuprel (Isoproterenol Hydrochloride) is used as an inhaler to treat conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. This medication is a bronchodilator. In rare cases, it is given as an injection as a treatment for electrical heart block. This medication is available in generic form. Common side effects include tremor, nervousness, shakiness, headache, nausea, heartburn, lightheadedness, difficulty sleeping, unusual taste in mouth, hoarseness or dry throat as your body adjusts to the medication.

Use Isuprel inhalation exactly as directed by your doctor. Isuprel injection is only administered by a physician, who will determine the dose required for the patient's needs. Isuprel may interact with beta-blockers, tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), other inhaled bronchodilators, caffeine, diet pills, or decongestants. Is not known whether it Isuprel be harmful to a fetus. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor. It is not known whether this medication passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

Our Isuprel (Isoproterenol Hydrochloride Injection, USP) Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information as well as related drugs, user reviews, supplements, and diseases and conditions articles.

What is Prescribing information?

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Isuprel Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

Isoproterenol hydrochloride injection is indicated:

  • For mild or transient episodes of heart block that do not require electric shock or pacemaker therapy.
  • For serious episodes of heart block and Adams-Stokes attacks (except when caused by ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation). (See CONTRAINDICATIONS ).
  • For use in cardiac arrest until electric shock or pacemaker therapy, the treatments of choice, is available. (See CONTRAINDICATIONS.)
  • For bronchospasm occurring during anesthesia.
  • As an adjunct to flui...

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What is Isuprel Prescribing Information?

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What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Isuprel Patient Information: Side Effects

If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop using isoproterenol inhalation and seek emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately:

  • an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives); or
  • chest pain or an irregular heartbeat.

Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to use isoproterenol inhalation and talk to your doctor if you experience

  • headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, or insomnia;
  • ...

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Related Resources for Isuprel

© Isuprel Patient Information is supplied by Cerner Multum, Inc. and Isuprel Consumer information is supplied by First Databank, Inc., used under license and subject to their respective copyrights.

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