Foracort Inhaler 6/100 mcg (120 Doses)

Description

Doctors recommend Foracort inhaler6/100 mcg (120 Doses) for treating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways that narrows them and makes breathing very difficult. Asthma can attack people of all ages and usually worsens during the night or early morning, while COPD is a chronic disease of the airways of the lungs specifically caused by cigarette smoking. Budesonide formoterol fumarate is a bronchodilator drug used to treat breathing problems like Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It contains two different types of medicine: Budesonide and formoterol fumarate and formoterol fumarate. Budesonide inhalers belong to a group of medicines called corticosteroids, while formoterol fumarate is a long-acting beta2 adrenoceptor agonist for asthma. The combination inhaler reduces and prevents swelling and inflammation in your lungs and helps you breathe more easily. Foracort inhaler causes relaxation of airways in your lungs. This helps open the airways, which helps to breathe easily.

Common Budesonide/Formoterol side effects

Tell your healthcare provider as soon as possible if you notice swelling of your face, difficulties breathing, faintness, acute wheezing, palpitations, headache, abnormal sense of taste, or thrush (an infection on the tongue). In such cases, you must go for immediate medical help. Do not get alarmed by the list. You may /may not experience all of them.

How and when to take Budesonide/Formoterol

The dosage of budesonide formoterol inhaler varies according to the age group for which it is suggested and the patient’s condition. Take the drug as recommended by your doctor. Use this budesonide formoterol daily to keep your asthma symptoms at bay.

Adults and children (18 years and above)

The usual dosage ranges from 1 inhalation to twice a day. In extreme cases, the dosage may be increased up to 2 inhalations twice daily.

For adolescents (1 to 16 years)

The usual dosage ranges from 1 inhalation to twice a day. If the symptoms are controlled, your healthcare provider may ask you to reduce the inhalation once daily. Your healthcare specialist is the one who decides the right dosage. Therefore, the drug must be taken according to the healthcare provider’s recommendation.

Follow the steps given by the manufacturer, as special preparation is required before you inhale it every time you use it. In the case of children, the caregiver must make sure that they use this medicine using the correct technique. Take your Inhaler dose at the same time each day. Using this asthma inhaler at the same time each day helps you remember the dose. It will then become a part of your daily routine. Take the Inhalers daily to prevent asthma symptoms from happening. The reliever Inhalers are used to treat asthma symptoms when the asthma attacks. Take your healthcare provider’s advice about the time of dosage.