Is Alvesco a good choice for you? Alvesco Instructions for Use and Patient Dosage Guide are available on Drugs.com.
prophylactic therapy in adult and adolescent patients 12 years of age and older is indicated by ALVESCO.
As a controller medicine, Alvesco needs to be used regularly by your healthcare provider.
If you or your child has asthma, talk to your doctor about whether or not Alvesco is right for you.
The strengths of Alvesco Inhalation Aerosol are 80 and 160.The built-in dose indicator on the inhaler lets you know how many puffs are left.
The starting dose of Alvesco depends on what you have taken before.For more information, talk to your doctor.
The Alvesco Inhalation Aerosol unit should not be washed or put in water.
It's important to keep in mind that the side effects observed in clinical studies may not reflect all the effects seen in practice.
If you have a yeast infection of your nose, mouth, or throat, tell your healthcare provider about it.After you use the aerosol, rinse your mouth.
If you take medicines that weaken your body's ability to fight infections, you are more likely to get infections.If you use Alvesco Inhalation Aerosol, avoid contact with people who have diseases such as chicken pox.There are symptoms of an infection.
Adrenal insufficiency is a condition in which the adrenal glands don't make enough steroid hormones.If you take steroids by mouth and are having them decreased, your healthcare provider will follow you closely.When people have been switched from steroids by mouth to inhaled steroids, they have died.Steroids by mouth can be used if you are under stress, such as after surgery or trauma.
If you have symptoms of adrenal insufficiency, call your healthcare provider right away.
People who use inhaled steroid medicines for a long time may have an increased risk of decreased bone mass.Discuss bone health with your healthcare provider.
A child's growth should be checked regularly while using Alvesco Inhalation Aerosol.
If you have a family history of eye problems, you should have regular eye exams while using Alvesco Inhalation Aerosol.
After using Alvesco Inhalation Aerosol, there can be increased wheezing.If you are wheezing, stop using Alvesco Inhalation Aerosol and use a bronchodilator.
There are other possible side effects with Alvesco Inhalation Aerosol.Ask your healthcare provider for more information.
Discuss side effects with your healthcare provider.Negative side effects of prescription drugs can be reported to the FDA at www.fda.gov/medwatch or 1-800-FDA-1088.
Important safety information is not included in the highlights.Prescribing information for ALVESCO can be found here.
Asthma preventative therapy is for adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older.ALVESCO is not indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm.ALVESCO is not indicated for children under the age of 12.
It is not a rescue inhaler and should not be used for relief of sudden symptoms of asthma attacks.If you have an asthma attack, use a fast-acting rescue medicine to relieve the symptoms.If your asthma attack doesn't respond to your rescue medicine, you should contact your healthcare professional.
If you have an allergy to ciclesonide or any of the ingredients in ALVESCO, you should not use it.There have been cases of swelling of the lips, tongue and throat.
Some ALVESCO patients have had mouth and throat infections.After each dose of ALVESCO, rinse your mouth.yeast infections should be treated by a healthcare professional.
A weakened immune system that may occur when taking a steroid medicine can increase the risk of infections for patients taking ALVESCO.You should tell your healthcare professional if you have had any infections before or after using ALVESCO.
If you have taken an oral steroid and are having the dose decreased, or if you've switched to ALVESCO, tell your healthcare professional about any symptoms you may have.These may be symptoms of a potentially life-threatening condition in which your body does not produce enough natural steroids.
If you use inhaled steroid medicines for a long time, you may be at greater risk for decreased bone mass, which can cause bones to become weaker.Slow growth in children and adolescents may be caused by inhaled steroids.The growth of children and adolescents taking ALVESCO should be monitored by your healthcare professional.
Glaucoma, increased pressure in the eye, and cataracts have been seen in patients who received ALVESCO.If you have a history of increased pressure in the eye, you should be monitored by your healthcare professional.
bronchospasm, a sudden squeezing of the airways, can occur with a dose of ALVESCO.If this happens, stop using ALVESCO and use a rescue medicine.Inform your healthcare professional immediately so that your asthma medicine can be reexamined.
ALVESCO needs to be taken regularly as prescribed.Unless told to do so by your healthcare professional, don't stop treatment if you are feeling better.If your symptoms don't improve after 4 weeks, you should contact your healthcare professional.Don't use your ALVESCO inhaler more often than you have been told.
The most common side effects with ALVESCO include headaches, pain or irritation of the nose and throat, sinus infections, upper respiratory infections (such as the common cold), joint pain, and arm pain.
To report adverse reactions to drugs, contact the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or the Covis Pharma.