(flew NISS oh lide) Brand: AeroBid, AeroBid-M
• Do not use flunisolide inhalation to treat an asthma onslaught that has already begun. It will not work quick satis to reverse your symptoms. Use other, faster-acting inhalation medicine to treat an asthma attack.
• Contact your doctor if your asthma symptoms do not improve after using flunisolide inhalation for 4 weeks.
• Search medical attention 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 onslaught. Your dosage needs may also change if you have surgery, are ill, are under stress, or have recently had an asthma attack.
• If you were switched from an oral (taken by mouth) steroid to flunisolide inhalation, you may need to go back to taking the oral medication if you are under stress or have an asthma onslaught or another medical abnormal. Carry an identification card or wear a medical alert ID to allow others know that you may need an oral steroid in an emergency.
• Flunisolide is a steroid. It prevents the release of substances in the body that reason inflammation.
• Flunisolide inhalation is used to prevent asthma attacks. It will not treat an asthma onslaught that has already begun.
• Flunisolide may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Till using this medicine, speak your doctor if you have been sick or had an infection of any kind (especially tuberculosis). You may not be able to use flunisolide inhalation before you are well.
• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known whether flunisolide passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use flunisolide inhalation without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Flunisolide 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 5 years old.
• 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.
• 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. Flunisolide comes with patient instructions for safety and effective use. Follow these directions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
• Do not use flunisolide inhalation to treat an asthma onslaught that has already begun. It will not work quick satis to reverse your symptoms. Use other, faster-acting inhalation medicine to treat an asthma attack.
• To reduce the chance of developing a yeast infection in your mouth, rinse with water after using flunisolide inhalation. Do not swallow.
• 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.
• It is significant to use flunisolide inhalation regularly to get the most benefit. Get your prescription refilled till you run out of medication completely.
• Contact your doctor if your asthma symptoms do not improve after using flunisolide inhalation for 4 weeks.
• Search medical attention 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 onslaught. Your dosage needs may also change if you have surgery, are ill, are under stress, or have recently had an asthma attack.
• If you were switched from an oral (taken by mouth) steroid to flunisolide inhalation, you may need to go back to taking the oral medication if you are under stress or have an asthma onslaught or another medical abnormal. Carry an identification card or wear a medical alert ID to allow others know that you may need an oral steroid in an emergency.
• Store flunisolide inhalation at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Hold the medication canister away from tall heat, such as open flame or in a machine on a hot day. The canister may explode if it gets too hot.
• Use the medicine as soon as you remember. If it is nearly time for the following doze, skip the missed doze and wait before your following regularly scheduled doze. Do not use extra medication to create up the missed dose.
• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medicine.
• An overdose of flunisolide inhalation is not expected to manufacture life-threatening symptoms.
• Steroid medicine 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. Avoid being around people who are sick or have infections. Contact your doctor if you have been exposed to somebody with measles or chicken pox.
• 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, loss of appetite, weight loss;
· quick or pounding heartbeats, pain or fluttering in your chest;
· wheezing or 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);
· worsening asthma symptoms.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· nausea, diarrhea, upset stomach;
· headache, dizziness;
· dryness in your mouth, nose, or throat;
· white patches or sores internal your mouth or on your lips;
· 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. Speak your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• There may be another drugs that can interact with flunisolide inhalation. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about flunisolide 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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