(for MOE ter all) Brand: Foradil Aerolizer, Perforomist
• Do not use formoterol inhalation to treat an asthma onslaught that has already begun.
• Formoterol may magnify the risk of asthma-related death. Use only the predesigned doze of this medicine, and do not use it for longer than your doctor recommends. Follow all patient instructions for safety use. Talk with your doctor about your individual risks and benefits of using formoterol inhalation.
• Asthma is often treated with a combination of various drugs. If you use formoterol inhalation to treat asthma, you should use it together with other asthma control medicine. Use all of your medications as directed by your doctor. Conversation with your doctor if your medications do not seem to work as well in treating or preventing attacks. Do not change your doses or medicine schedule without advice from your doctor.
• Formoterol capsules are for use only in the Foradil Aerolizer device. Use only one capsule at a time. Do not take the capsules by mouth. Never seat a capsule in the mouthpiece of the inhaler.
• Seek 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 attack.
• Formoterol is a long-acting bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways to improve breathing.
• Formoterol inhalation is used to prevent bronchospasm in people with reversible obstructive airways malady, including symptoms of night-time asthma. It is also used in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary malady (COPD) such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
• Formoterol inhalation may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to formoterol. If you have asthma, formoterol inhalation must not be your only asthma medicine. You should use it together with at least one another asthma control medication.
• To create certain you can safely use formoterol, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· a food or drug allergy;
· heart malady or tall blood pressure;
· epilepsy or another seizure disorder;
· diabetes; or
· a thyroid disorder.
• The capsule form of formoterol may contain lactose and milk protein. Conversation to your doctor till using this form of formoterol if you have allergies or severe problems with lactose (milk sugar).
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether formoterol inhalation will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.
• It is not known whether this medicine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use formoterol inhalation without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Formoterol must not be given to a baby younger than 5 years old.
• Formoterol may magnify the risk of asthma-related death. Use only the predesigned doze of this medicine, and do not use it for longer than your doctor recommends. Follow all patient instructions for safety use. Talk with your doctor about your individual risks and benefits of using formoterol inhalation.
• Do not use formoterol inhalation to treat an asthma onslaught that has already begun. It will not work quick satis. Use only a fast-acting inhalation medication.
• Asthma is often treated with a combination of various drugs. If you use formoterol inhalation to treat asthma, you should use it together with other asthma control medicine. Use all of your medications as directed by your doctor. Conversation with your doctor if your medications do not seem to work as well in treating or preventing attacks. Do not change your doses or medicine schedule without advice from your doctor.
• This medicine comes with patient instructions for safety and effective use. Follow these directions carefully. This device is not to be used with a spacer. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
• Formoterol capsules are for use only in the Foradil Aerolizer device. Use only one capsule at a time. Do not take the capsules by mouth. Never seat a capsule in the mouthpiece of the inhaler.
• If you are using formoterol inhalation to prevent exercise-induced asthma, use the medication 15 minutes till exercising, or as directed by your doctor. Let at least 12 hours to pass till you use the medication again.
• Use formoterol inhalation regularly to get the most benefit. Get your prescription refilled till you run out of medication completely.
• Seek 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 attack.
• Store at room temperature, away from moisture, easy, and heat. Hold every capsule in the blister pack before you are ready to use one. Be certain your hands are dry when handling a formoterol capsule.
• Do not try to clean or take separately the Aerolizer device. Throw it away when your capsules run out. Always use the new device provided with the medicine when you get your prescription refilled.
• Use the medicine as soon as you remember, then wait 12 hours till using the medicine again. 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.
• Overdose symptoms may include chest pain, nervousness, dry mouth, nausea, sleep problems (insomnia), tremors, chest pain, quick or irregular heartbeats, feeling weak or light-headed, fainting, or seizure (convulsions).
• Do not use a second form of formoterol (such as Symbicort) or use a similar another long-acting inhaled bronchodilator such as salmeterol (Advair, Serevent) or arformoterol (Brovana) unless your doctor has told you to.
• 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:
· chest pain, quick or pounding heartbeats, tremors, headache, or restless feeling;
· seizure (convulsions);
· wheezing, choking, or another breathing problems after using this medication;
· heighten thirst or famine, urinating more than normal; or
· worsening asthma symptoms.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· dizziness, anxiety, headache;
· sleep problems (insomnia);
· back pain, muscle cramps;
· sore throat, dry mouth, cough, stuffy nose;
· skin rash, itching; or
· changes in your 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.
• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:
· cisapride (Propulsid);
· droperidol (Inapsine);
· methadone (Methadose);
· pentamidine (NebuPent, Pentam);
· aminophylline (Phyllocontin, Truphylline) or theophylline (Elixophyllin, Theo-24, Theochron, Uniphyl);
· a diuretic (water pill);
· caffeine, diet pills, cool medication, or a stimulant medication;
· an antibiotic such as azithromycin (Zithromax), clarithromycin (Biaxin), erythromycin (E.E.S., EryPed, Ery-Tab, Erythrocin, Pediazole), or telithromycin (Ketek);
· medicines to treat psychiatric mess, such as pimozide (Orap), haloperidol (Haldol), or thioridazine (Mellaril);
· heart rhythm medication such as amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone), dofetilide (Tikosyn), disopyramide (Norpace), dronedarone (Multaq), ibutilide (Corvert), procainamide (Procan, Pronestyl), propafenone (Rythmol), quinidine (Quin-G), or sotalol (Betapace);
· a beta-blocker such as atenolol (Tenormin, Tenoretic), carvedilol (Coreg), labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate), metoprolol (Dutoprol, Lopressor, Toprol), nadolol (Corgard), propranolol (Inderal, InnoPran), sotalol (Betapace), and others;
· an antidepressant such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Vanatrip, Limbitrol), doxepin (Sinequan, Silenor), nortriptyline (Pamelor), and others; or
· an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), or tranylcypromine (Parnate).
• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with formoterol inhalation. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about formoterol 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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