BUDESONIDE INHALATION

(byoo DES oh nide) Brand: Pulmicort Flexhaler, Pulmicort Respules

What is the most significant information I must know about budesonide inhalation?

• Do not use budesonide inhalation to treat an asthma onslaught that has already begun. It will not work quick satis to reverse your symptoms. Use only a fast-acting inhalation medication to treat an asthma attack.

• Contact your doctor if your asthma symptoms do not improve after using budesonide inhalation for 2 weeks.

• Call your doctor right away if you think any of your asthma medications are not working as well as normal. An heighten need for medicine could be an early sign of a serious asthma attack.

• Your dosage needs may change if you have surgery, are ill, are under stress, or have recently had an asthma onslaught. Conversation with your doctor if any of your asthma medications do not seem to work as well in treating or preventing asthma attacks.

• If you also use an oral steroid medicine, do not stop using the steroid suddenly or you may have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Conversation with your doctor about taking smaller and smaller of the steroid till stopping completely.

What is budesonide inhalation?

• Budesonide is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that reason inflammation.

• Budesonide inhalation is used to prevent asthma attacks. It will not treat an asthma onslaught that has already begun.

• Budesonide may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my healthcare provider till using budesonide inhalation?

• You must not take this medicine if you are allergic to budesonide, or if you are having an acute asthma attack.

• Till using budesonide inhalation, speak your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have:

· liver disease;

· osteoporosis;

· herpes simplex infection of your eyes;

· any type of bacterial, fungal, or viral infection; or

· a history of tuberculosis.

• FDA pregnancy category B. This medicine is not expected to be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

• Budesonide can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

• Budesonide can affect growth in children. Conversation with your doctor if you think your baby is not growing at a usual course while using this medication.

• Do not give this medication to a baby younger than 6 years old without the advice of a doctor.

• Long-term use of steroids may lead to bone loss (osteoporosis), especially if you smoke, if you do not exercice, if you do not get satis vitamin D or calcium in your diet, or if you have a family history of osteoporosis. Conversation with your doctor about your risk of osteoporosis.

How must I use budesonide inhalation?

• Use this medicine exactly as it was predesigned for you. Do not use the medicine in larger amounts, or use it for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

• Read all patient instructions that come with your inhaler device. Follow these directions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

• To reduce the chance of developing a yeast infection in your mouth, rinse your mouth with water after using budesonide inhalation. If you are using a nebulizer with a person mask, wash the mask area of your person after every use.

• If you also use a steroid medicine, do not stop using the steroid suddenly or you may have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Conversation with your doctor about taking smaller and smaller of the steroid till stopping completely.

• Contact your doctor if your asthma symptoms do not improve after using budesonide inhalation for 2 weeks.

• Asthma is generally treated with a combination of various drugs. To excellent treat your condition, use all of your medications as directed by your doctor. Do not change your doses or medicine schedule without advice from your doctor.

• Call your doctor right away if you feel that this medication makes your condition worse. If it seems like you need to use more of any of your medications in a 24-hour period, conversation with your doctor.

• To be certain budesonide inhalation is not causing deleterious effects, your doctor will need to check your progress on a regular basis. Do not miss any scheduled appointments.

• Using a steroid can lower the blood cells that help your body fight infections. This can create it easier for you to get sick from being near others who are ill.

• Store this medicine at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Hold the cover on your inhaler device while not in use.

• Hold the strip of Pulmicort Respules in the foil envelope, protected from easy before you are ready to use the medicine. After tearing off one ampule, return the strip to the envelope to protect the remaining ampules from easy. Store the foil envelope upright. Once you have opened an envelope, you should use the ampules within 2 weeks.

• The Pulmicort Flexhaler device has indicator marks to show you how much doses are left internal. These dose-counter marks show increments of 20 doses. The indicator may not appear to move before about 5 doses have been used.

• Do not use an extra doze just because the Flexhaler indicator has not visibly moved to a lower number after one use. Ask your pharmacist if you have questions about using your inhaler device.

• Get your budesonide prescription refilled till you run out of medication completely. Throw the old inhaler device away. It is a disposable container and can't be refilled with budesonide.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Use the missed doze as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for your following doze, wait before then to use the medication and skip the missed doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• An overdose of budesonide inhalation is not expected to manufacture life-threatening symptoms. However, long-term use of tall steroid doses can lead to symptoms such as thinning skin, light bruising, changes in the shape or location of body thick (especially in your person, neck, back, and waist), heighten acne or facial hair, menstrual problems, impotence, or loss of interest in sex.

What must I avoid while taking budesonide inhalation?

• 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.

What are the possible side effects of budesonide inhalation?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

· weakness, weary feeling, nausea, vomiting, feeling like you might pass out;

· wheezing or breathing problems after using this medication;

· worsening respiratory symptoms;

· ear pain with fever;

· vision problems; or

· changes in the shape or location of body thick (especially in your arms, legs, person, neck, breasts, and waist).

• Smaller serious side effects may include:

· white patches or sores internal your mouth or on your lips;

· runny or stuffy nose, sneezing;

· sore throat, cough;

· nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain;

· nosebleed; or

· headache.

• 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.

What another drugs will affect budesonide inhalation?

• The next drugs can interact with budesonide. Speak your doctor if you are using any of these:

· HIV /AIDS medication such as nelfinavir (Viracept) or ritonavir (Norvir);

· an antibiotic such as clarithromycin (Biaxin) or erythromycin (E.E.S., E-Mycin, Ery-Tab, Erythrocin);

· an antifungal medicine such as itraconazole (Sporanox) or ketoconazole (Nizoral);

· an "SSRI" antidepressant such as fluoxetine (Prozac), fluvoxamine (Luvox), or paroxetine (Paxil); or

· a tricyclic antidepressant such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Vanatrip), doxepin (Sinequan), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), and others.

• This list is not complete and there may be another drugs that can interact with budesonide inhalation. Speak your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about budesonide inhalation.

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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