Comparison of terbutaline and salebutamol aerosols in patients with bronchial asthma.

The authors have compared the activity of Terbutaline with that of Salbutamol in 14 subjects with partially reversible airways obstruction. In this within patients trial FEV1 resulted significantly increased with both compounds and was still significant 240 minutes after Terbutaline. After Terbutaline there was in addition a better situation in regard to blood gases. Tolerability with both compounds was very good.