(be kloe METH a sone) Brand: Qvar
• Beclomethasone inhalation will not work quick satis to treat an asthma attack. Use only a quick acting inhalation medication for an asthma onslaught.
• Follow all directions on your medication label and package. Speak every of your healthcare providers about all your medical conditions, allergies, and all medicines you use.
• Beclomethasone is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that reason inflammation.
• Beclomethasone inhalation is used to prevent asthma attacks. This medicine will not treat an asthma onslaught that has already begun.
• Beclomethasone inhalation may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use beclomethasone if you are allergic to it.
• To create certain this medication is safety for you, speak your doctor if you have been sick or had an infection of any kind (especially tuberculosis). You may not be able to use beclomethasone before you are well.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether beclomethasone will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.
• Beclomethasone inhalation can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while using this medicine.
• Beclomethasone can affect growth in children. Conversation with your doctor if you think your baby is not growing at a usual course while using this medicine.
• Beclomethasone must not be given to a baby younger than 5 years old.
• Beclomethasone will not work quick satis to treat an asthma attack. Use only a quick acting inhalation medication for an asthma onslaught.
• Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not use this medication in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended.
• This medicine comes with patient instructions for safety and effective use, and directions for priming the inhaler device. Follow these directions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
• Prime the inhaler device till the first use by pumping 2 test sprays into the air, away from your person. Prime the inhaler if it has not been used for longer than 10 days.
• To reduce the chance of developing a yeast infection, rinse your mouth with water after using beclomethasone. Do not swallow.
• Do not wash your inhaler device or let it to get wet. Wipe the mouthpiece with a clean dry tissue or dress at least once for week.
• Hold track of the number of sprays you have used.
· Throw away the 4.2-gram inhaler canister after 50 sprays.
· Throw away the 7.3-gram inhaler canister after 100 sprays.
· Throw away the 8.7-gram inhaler canister after 120 sprays.
• Get your prescription refilled till you run out of medication completely. Always use the new device provided with the medicine when you get your prescription filled.
• Beclomethasone can weaken your immune system. Your blood may need to be tested often.
• Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 2 weeks of treatment.
• Asthma is generally treated with a combination of drugs. Use all medications as directed by your doctor.
• Seek medical attention if you think your asthma medications are not working as well. An heighten need for medicine could be an early sign of a serious asthma onslaught. Your doze needs may change if you have surgery, are ill, are under stress, or have recently had an asthma onslaught. Do not change your medicine doze or schedule without your doctor's advice.
• If you switched to beclomethasone inhalation from an oral (taken by mouth) steroid, you may need to restart the oral medication if you are under stress or have an asthma onslaught or another medical abnormal. Wear a medical alert tag or carry an ID card stating that you may need an oral steroid in an emergency.
• Store the inhaler device upright (with the mouthpiece on top) at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Hold the medication canister away from open flame or tall heat, such as in a machine on a hot day. The canister may explode if it gets too hot. Do not puncture or burn an empty inhaler canister.
• Use the medication as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
• Avoid being around people who are sick or have infections. Call your doctor for preventive treatment if you are exposed to chicken pox or measles. These conditions can be serious or even fatal in people who are using steroid medication.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have:
· weakness, weary feeling, nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss;
· white patches or sores internal your mouth or on your lips;
· wheezing, choking, or another breathing problems after using this medication;
· skin rash, bruising, severe tingling, numbness, pain, muscle weakness;
· changes in the shape or location of body thick (especially in your arms, legs, person, neck, breasts, and waist);
· blurred vision, eye pain, or seeing halos near lights; or
· worsening asthma symptoms.
• General side effects may include:
· headache;
· dryness in your mouth, nose, or throat after use;
· stuffy nose, sinus pain, sore throat, cough; or
· hoarseness or deepened voice.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• If you also use a bronchodilator (a drug that opens the airways to improve breathing), use it first till using the beclomethasone inhaler. This will let more beclomethasone to reach your lungs. Bronchodilators include albuterol, pirbuterol, salmeterol, and others.
• Another drugs may interact with beclomethasone, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal commodity. Speak every of your healthcare providers about all medicines you use now, and any medication you start or stop using.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about beclomethasone.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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