SummaryComparison of terbutaline and salbutamol aerosols. B. J. S. Hartnett and G. E. Marlin,Aust. N.Z. J. Med.,1997,7, pp. 13–15.The bronchodilator effects of terbutaline, 500 μg, and salbutamol, 200 μg, by pressurised aerosol were compared in 16 patients (eight asthma, eight chronic bronchitis with asthma). Salbutamol produced greater bronchodilatation than terbutaline for the initial hour after inhalation. Thereafter, there was no difference in action and an effective bronchodilator response was maintained by each drug for at least four ho