(ill O prost) Brand: Ventavis
• Till using iloprost inhalation, speak your doctor if you have liver or kidney malady, heart malady, low blood pressure, asthma or COPD, or a chest cool with cough.
• Iloprost inhalation is generally given 6 to 9 times for day. Your doses must not be spaced smaller than 2 hours separately, even if you feel like the effects of the medication have worn off in smaller than 2 hours.
• Iloprost must be used only with the I-neb ADD System, or the Prodose AAD System. Do not use iloprost inhalation with any another type of nebulizers. You will be shown how to use your nebulizer at house.
• This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert. Avoid getting up too quick from a sitting or lying position, or you may feel dizzy. Get up slowly and steady yourself to prevent a fall.
• Iloprost inhalation is an synthetic prostacyclin. It works by opening blood vessels in the lungs.
• Iloprost inhalation is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It decreases symptoms of this condition and improves your capacity to exercise.
• Iloprost inhalation may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• To create certain you can safely use iloprost, speak your doctor if you have another medical conditions, especially:
· liver disease;
· kidney disease;
· low blood pressure;
· chronic obstructive pulmonary malady (COPD);
· asthma; or
· a chest cool or cough.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether iloprost 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 iloprost passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while you are using iloprost.
• Use exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Iloprost inhalation is generally given 6 to 9 times for day. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
• Your doses must not be spaced smaller than 2 hours separately, even if you feel like the effects of the medication have worn off in smaller than 2 hours.
• Your doctor may occasionally change your doze or daily dosing schedule to create certain you get the excellent results.
• Iloprost is an inhaled medication that must be used only with the I-neb ADD System, or the Prodose AAD System. Do not use iloprost inhalation with any another type of nebulizers.
• You will be shown how to use your nebulizer at house. Your nebulizer system comes with patient instructions for safety and effective use, and for cleaning and care. Follow these directions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
• Every single-use ampule (bottle) of this medication is for one use only. Throw away after one use, even if there is still some medication left in it after empyting the entire contents into your nebulizer.
• Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
• Use the missed doze 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.
• Overdose symptoms may include severe forms of some of the side effects listed in this medicine guide.
• This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.
• Avoid getting this medicine in your eyes or mouth, or on your skin. If this does happen, rinse with water.
• Avoid getting up too quick from a sitting or lying position, or you may feel dizzy. Get up slowly and steady yourself to prevent a fall.
• Avoid allowing anyone else to breathe in this medicine while you are inhaling your doze, especially children or pregnant women.
• 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 a serious side effect such as:
· feeling like you might pass out;
· pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest;
· coughing up blood;
· unusual bleeding (nosebleeds, bleeding gums);
· fever, chills, cough with yellow or green mucus;
· chest tightness, stabbing chest pain, wheezing, feeling short of breath; or
· anxiety, sweating, pale skin, severe shortness of breath, wheezing, gasping for breath, cough with foamy mucus, chest pain, quick or uneven heart rate.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· flushing (warmth, redness, or tingly feeling);
· heighten cough;
· nausea, vomiting, diarrhea;
· headache, dizziness;
· muscle cramps, back pain;
· sleep problems (insomnia);
· tongue pain, jaw tightness or pain, trouble chewing or speaking; or
· altered sense of taste.
• 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:
· blood pressure medication;
· a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven); or
· medicine used to prevent blood clots, such as abciximab (ReoPro), anagrelide (Agrylin), cilostazol (Pletal), clopidogrel (Plavix), dipyridamole (Persantine, Aggrenox), eptifibatide (Integrilin), prasugrel (Effient), rivaroxaban (Xarelto), ticlopidine (Ticlid), or tirofiban (Aggrastat).
• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with iloprost 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 doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about iloprost 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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