Describe the pharmacokinetics of inhaled salbutamol

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Case study

JJ, aged 68 years, visits the outpatient clinic for a check-up relating to his asthma condition. He has occasional bouts of acute asthma, which is adequately controlled using a salbutamol inhaler. JJ indicates that he has just been diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma, which is being treated with timolol 0.25% eye drops. He inserts one drop in each eye twice daily. The outpatient nurse ascertains that he has used the eye drops for two days.

Questions

To which drug class does salbutamol belong, and how does it act to relieve asthma? (name the drug class and describe its actions in one sentence of less than 25 words)
To which drug class does timolol belong, and how does it act to lower intraocular pressure? (name the drug class and describe its actions in one sentence of less than 25 words)
Is there a potential problem for JJ to use timolol alone, or in combination with salbutamol? (50 words or less; must include a website that contains the information)

Briefly describe the pharmacokinetics of inhaled salbutamol. ( one sentence for each process involved in pharmacokinetics.)

References

Bullock, S 2017, Fundamentals of Pharmacology, 8th edn, Pearson Australia.

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