Summer BanksFluticasone
August 10th 2006 23:51
Fluticasone :
Fluticasone belongs to a group of drugs known as inhalation corticosteroids, which are cortisonelike medicines. They are used to help prevent the symptoms of asthma. When used regularly every day, inhalation corticosteroids decrease the number and severity of asthma attacks. However, they will not relieve an asthma attack that has already started. This medicine works by preventing certain cells in the lungs and breathing passages from releasing substances that cause asthma symptoms.
Treatment :
Fluticasone should be packaged with an instruction sheet. Read the directions carefully before using this medication. You may wish to consult your doctor or pharmacist about the proper administration of this drug.
Shake the container well just before each use to distribute the ingredients evenly and equalize the doses, as the contents tend to settle on the bottom. If more than one inhalation is necessary, wait at least one full minute between doses to receive the full benefit of the first dose.
Take fluticasone exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use more of it and do not use it more often than recommended by your doctor; to do so may increase the chance of side effects. While using this medication, try to develop a set schedule for taking it. If you miss a dose and remember within a few hours, take the missed dose and space any remaining doses for that day at regular intervals. Do not double the dose.
This medication does not cure asthma, but it will help to control the condition as long as you continue to take it. It may be several weeks before you notice the full effect of this medication.
Side Effects :
Minor: Cough, dry mouth, hoarseness or other voice changes, sore throat, or unpleasant taste in the mouth. These side effects should disappear as your body adjusts to the medication.
Chew sugarless gum or suck on ice chips or a piece of hard candy to relieve mouth or throat dryness.
To prevent dryness, irritation, or infection of the mouth or throat, rinse your mouth or gargle with water after each dose. DO NOT SWALLOW the water after rinsing.
Major: Tell your doctor about any side effects that are persistent or particularly bothersome. IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about behavior changes; creamy white, curdlike patches in the mouth or throat and/or pain when eating or swallowing; difficulty breathing; mental depression; nervousness; pain or burning in the chest; restlessness; tightness in the chest; or wheezing.
Interactions
Fluticasone should not interact with other medications when it is used according to directions.
Before starting to take this medication, BE SURE TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about any medications you are taking.
Warnings :
1.Tell your doctor about unusual or allergic reactions you have had to any cortisonelike medications, especially to this medication.
2. Be sure to tell your doctor if you have or ever had bone disease of any sort (including osteoporosis), diabetes mellitus, emotional instability, glaucoma, fungal infections, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, myasthenia gravis, ulcerative colitis, peptic ulcers, kidney disease, liver disease, or tuberculosis.
3. Before having surgery or other medical or dental treatment, tell your doctor or dentist you are taking this medication. Depending on how long you have been taking this medication, you may need to receive higher doses if you are exposed to stress, such as serious infections, injury, or surgery. Discuss this with your doctor or dentist.
4. Avoid getting fluticasone in your eyes.
Be sure to tell your doctor if you are pregnant. This medication has been shown to cause birth defects in the offspring of animals that received large doses of it during pregnancy. Adequate studies have not been done in humans. Also tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding an infant. Small amounts of this medication pass into breast milk and may cause growth suppression or a decrease in natural corticosteroid production in the nursing infant.
Fluticasone belongs to a group of drugs known as inhalation corticosteroids, which are cortisonelike medicines. They are used to help prevent the symptoms of asthma. When used regularly every day, inhalation corticosteroids decrease the number and severity of asthma attacks. However, they will not relieve an asthma attack that has already started. This medicine works by preventing certain cells in the lungs and breathing passages from releasing substances that cause asthma symptoms.
Treatment :
Fluticasone should be packaged with an instruction sheet. Read the directions carefully before using this medication. You may wish to consult your doctor or pharmacist about the proper administration of this drug.
Shake the container well just before each use to distribute the ingredients evenly and equalize the doses, as the contents tend to settle on the bottom. If more than one inhalation is necessary, wait at least one full minute between doses to receive the full benefit of the first dose.
Take fluticasone exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use more of it and do not use it more often than recommended by your doctor; to do so may increase the chance of side effects. While using this medication, try to develop a set schedule for taking it. If you miss a dose and remember within a few hours, take the missed dose and space any remaining doses for that day at regular intervals. Do not double the dose.
This medication does not cure asthma, but it will help to control the condition as long as you continue to take it. It may be several weeks before you notice the full effect of this medication.
Side Effects :
Minor: Cough, dry mouth, hoarseness or other voice changes, sore throat, or unpleasant taste in the mouth. These side effects should disappear as your body adjusts to the medication.
Chew sugarless gum or suck on ice chips or a piece of hard candy to relieve mouth or throat dryness.
To prevent dryness, irritation, or infection of the mouth or throat, rinse your mouth or gargle with water after each dose. DO NOT SWALLOW the water after rinsing.
Major: Tell your doctor about any side effects that are persistent or particularly bothersome. IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about behavior changes; creamy white, curdlike patches in the mouth or throat and/or pain when eating or swallowing; difficulty breathing; mental depression; nervousness; pain or burning in the chest; restlessness; tightness in the chest; or wheezing.
Interactions
Fluticasone should not interact with other medications when it is used according to directions.
Before starting to take this medication, BE SURE TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR about any medications you are taking.
Warnings :
1.Tell your doctor about unusual or allergic reactions you have had to any cortisonelike medications, especially to this medication.
2. Be sure to tell your doctor if you have or ever had bone disease of any sort (including osteoporosis), diabetes mellitus, emotional instability, glaucoma, fungal infections, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, myasthenia gravis, ulcerative colitis, peptic ulcers, kidney disease, liver disease, or tuberculosis.
3. Before having surgery or other medical or dental treatment, tell your doctor or dentist you are taking this medication. Depending on how long you have been taking this medication, you may need to receive higher doses if you are exposed to stress, such as serious infections, injury, or surgery. Discuss this with your doctor or dentist.
4. Avoid getting fluticasone in your eyes.
Be sure to tell your doctor if you are pregnant. This medication has been shown to cause birth defects in the offspring of animals that received large doses of it during pregnancy. Adequate studies have not been done in humans. Also tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding an infant. Small amounts of this medication pass into breast milk and may cause growth suppression or a decrease in natural corticosteroid production in the nursing infant.
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