Can Pulmicort be used with a spacer?

Do not use a spacer with the Pulmicort Flexhaler™. Keep the inhaler clean and dry at all times. Follow the patient directions for cleaning and storing the inhaler. The inhaler has a dose indicator that keeps track of how many times you can use the inhaler before you need to open a new one.

How do you give a Pulmicort inhaler?

Holding the inhaler in an upright position, twist the brown grip as far as it will go in one direction, then twist it all the way back in the other direction. Inhale the dose. Turn away from the inhaler and breathe out. Then place the mouthpiece in your mouth, close your lips around it, and inhale deeply.

What type of inhaler is Pulmicort?

PULMICORT FLEXHALER is an inhaled corticosteroid medicine. PULMICORT FLEXHALER is used for long-term (maintenance) treatment of asthma and to prevent asthma symptoms in adults and children 6 years of age and older.

Which inhalers can you use a spacer with?

All quick-relief inhalers, like ProAir® and Proventil® should be used with a spacer/VHC, and many of the long-term controller medications need them, too.

What happens if I stop taking Pulmicort?

If you suddenly stop taking the drug, you may also have withdrawal symptoms (such as weakness, weight loss, nausea, muscle pain, headache, tiredness, dizziness).

How often can I use my Pulmicort inhaler?

PULMICORT TURBUHALER (budesonide) can be administered once daily either in the morning or in the evening. If the once-daily treatment with PULMICORT TURBUHALER (budesonide) does not provide adequate control of asthma symptoms, the total daily dose should be increased and/or administered as a divided dose.

Can I stop taking Pulmicort?

IMPORTANT: DO NOT EXCEED THE DOSE PRESCRIBED BY YOUR DOCTOR. IF DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING PERSISTS, CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. DO NOT STOP TAKING PULMICORT TURBUHALER ON YOUR OWN. Treatment with PULMICORT TURBUHALER should not be stopped abruptly, but tapered off gradually.

How to get started using your Pulmicort flexhaler?

PULMICORT FLEXHALER® (budesonide inhalation powder, 90 mcg & 180 mcg), an inhaled corticosteroid, is used for the maintenance treatment of asthma in adultsand children 6 years or older. Please see full Prescribing Information for PULMICORT FLEXHALER. PULMICORT FLEXHALER is a registered trademark of the AstraZeneca group of companies.

How much Budesonide is in a Pulmicort inhaler?

PULMICORT TURBUHALER is an inhalation-driven multi-dose dry powder inhaler that contains only micronized budesonide. Each actuation of PULMICORT TURBUHALER provides 200 mcg budesonide per metered dose, which delivers approximately 160 mcg budesonide from the mouthpiece (based on in vitrotesting at 60 L/min for 2 sec).

Can a Pulmicort be used as a bronchodilator?

PULMICORT FLEXHALER is not a bronchodilator and should NOT be used to treat an acute asthma attack. If you are switching to PULMICORT FLEXHALER from an oral corticosteroid, follow your doctor’s instructions to avoid serious health risks when you stop using oral corticosteroids.

What is the parent drug of Pulmicort turbuhaler?

The activity of PULMICORT TURBUHALER is due to the parent drug, budesonide. In glucocorticoid receptor affinity studies, the 22R form was two times as active as the 22S epimer. In vitrostudies indicated that the two forms of budesonide do not interconvert. The precise mechanism of corticosteroid actions on inflammation in asthma is not known.