Salbutamol Toxicity in a Newborn Due to Unintentional Oral Ingestion of Inhalation Respules—A Case Report

Arutla, Sravani
Panigrahy, Nalinikanta
Venkatlakshmi, Alla

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
² Department of Neonatology, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Nalinikanta Panigrahy, Department of Neonatology, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana 500034, India. E-mail: [email protected]

Received August 23, 2021

Received in revised form November 17, 2021

Accepted November 23, 2021

Journal of Neonatology 36(4):p 383-385, December 2022. | DOI: 10.1177/09732179211068814

Cases of salbutamol toxicity by oral ingestion and inhalation are rarely reported in the pediatric age group and have never been reported in neonates. We report a case of salbutamol toxicity by unintentional oral ingestion of inhalation respules in a newborn, which led to tachycardia and QT prolongation requiring medical management. The importance of breastfeeding, identifying similar looking medications, and keeping them separately at home are discussed.