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• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to pirbuterol.
• Till using pirbuterol, speak your doctor if you have heart malady, tall blood pressure, congestive heart failure, a heart rhythm mess, a seizure mess, diabetes, or overactive thyroid.
• It is significant to hold this medicine on arm at all times. Get your prescription refilled till you run out of medication completely. Hold using all of your another medications as predesigned by your doctor.
• Use only the predesigned doze of this medication and follow all patient instructions for safety use. Talk with your doctor about your individual risks and benefits of using pirbuterol.
• Conversation with your doctor if any of your asthma medications do not seem to work as well in treating or preventing attacks. If it seems like you need to use more of any of your medications in a 24-hour period, conversation with your doctor. An heighten need for medicine could be an early sign of a serious asthma attack.
• Pirbuterol is a bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways and increases air flow to the lungs.
• Pirbuterol inhalation is used to treat or prevent bronchospasm in people with reversible obstructive airway malady. Pirbuterol is sometimes used with other medicine such as theophylline (Elixophyllin, Theo-24, Theochron, Uniphyl, and others) or a steroid.
• Pirbuterol inhalation may also be used for conditions not listed in this medicine guide.
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to pirbuterol.
• To create certain you can safely use pirbuterol, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:
· heart malady, tall blood pressure, or congestive heart failure;
· a heart rhythm disorder;
· a seizure mess such as epilepsy;
· diabetes; or
· overactive thyroid.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether pirbuterol 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 pirbuterol passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Pirbuterol must not be given to a baby younger than 12 years old.
• Use exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
• Use only the predesigned doze of this medication and follow all patient instructions for safety use. Talk with your doctor about your individual risks and benefits of using pirbuterol.
• 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. It is very significant that you use your pirbuterol inhaler properly, so that the medication gets into your lungs.
• Prime the inhaler device till using it for the first time, or if you have not used it for 48 hours or longer.
• Shake the canister well just till every spray.
• The inhaler automatically releases the correct amount of drug. The force of your inhalation will trigger the release. You do not have to press down on a canister.
• If you also use a steroid inhaler, use your pirbuterol inhaler first to open up your airways, then use the steroid inhaler as directed.
• Conversation with your doctor if any of your asthma medications do not seem to work as well in treating or preventing attacks. If it seems like you need to use more of any of your medications in a 24-hour period, conversation with your doctor.
• An heighten need for medicine could be an early sign of a serious asthma attack.
• Clean your inhaler once a week, next the directions provided with your medication.
• Carry your inhaler with you at all times in case of emergencies. Get a refill till you run out of medication and till going on vacation.
• Store 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 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. An overdose of albuterol can be fatal.
• Overdose symptoms may include severe forms of some of the side effects listed in this medicine guide.
• Avoid situations that may trigger an asthma onslaught such as exercising in cool, dry air; smoking; breathing in dust; and exposure to allergens such as pet fur.
• 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:
· bronchospasm (wheezing, chest tightness, trouble breathing), especially after starting a new canister of this medicine;
· chest pain and quick, pounding, or uneven heart beats;
· tremor, nervousness;
· low potassium (confusion, uneven heart course, extreme thirst, heighten urination, leg discomfort, muscle weakness or limp feeling); or
· dangerously tall blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision, buzzing in your ears, anxiety, confusion, chest pain, shortness of breath, uneven heartbeats, seizure).
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· headache, dizziness;
· sleep problems (insomnia);
· cough, hoarseness, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose;
· mild nausea, vomiting;
· dry mouth and throat;
· muscle pain; or
· diarrhea.
• 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:
· diet pills, caffeine, or cold/allergy medication that contains a decongestant (such as phenylephrine or pseudoephedrine);
· a diuretic (water pill);
· a beta-blocker such as atenolol (Tenormin, Tenoretic), carvedilol (Coreg), labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate), metoprolol (Dutoprol, Lopressor, Toprol), nadolol (Corgard), nebivolol (Bystolic), propranolol (Inderal, InnoPran), sotalol (Betapace), and others;
· an antidepressant such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Vanatrip, Limbitrol), doxepin (Sinequan, Silenor), nortriptyline (Pamelor), and others;
· an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), or tranylcypromine (Parnate); or
· another bronchodilators such as levalbuterol (Xopenex), albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin, Accuneb, ProAir), terbutaline (Brethine, Bricanyl), salmeterol (Advair, Serevent), metaproterenol (Alupent, Metaprel), or isoproterenol (Isuprel Mistometer).
• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with pirbuterol. 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 pirbuterol 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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