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Salbutamol inhaler abuse and psychosis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 June 2014
Abstract
A case is described in which a man with asthma and a history of alcohol dependence presented with a paranoid psychosis refractory to standard neuroleptic treatment. Symptomatic improvement was achieved when abuse of salbutamol (Ventolin®) metered dose inhaler was discovered and an alternative β2-agonist delivery system prescribed. A contribution by salbutamol to the psychosis is proposed. It is suggested that increased awareness regarding psychiatric morbidity is needed when metered dose salbutamol inhalers are prescribed.
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