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Pulmicort Flexhaler contains budesonide, an inhaled corticosteroid used for the long-term control of asthma in adults and children aged 6 years and older.
It helps reduce inflammation inside the airways so that breathing becomes easier and asthma symptoms are less likely to occur.
Asthma causes the airways to become inflamed, swollen, and sensitive. The airways may also produce extra mucus and tighten in response to triggers such as exercise, cold air, smoke, pollen, dust, respiratory infections, or animal dander.
These changes can cause symptoms such as:
Pulmicort Flexhaler is used as a maintenance treatment. This means it is taken regularly to keep asthma under control and reduce the chance of symptoms and asthma attacks.
It may help you:
Pulmicort Flexhaler does not cure asthma. Continue using it every day as prescribed, even when you feel well and have no symptoms.
Budesonide belongs to a group of medications called inhaled corticosteroids.
It works directly inside the lungs to reduce inflammation, swelling, and mucus production in the airways. It also makes the airways less sensitive to asthma triggers.
As the inflammation improves, the airways remain more open and are less likely to tighten suddenly. This can make breathing easier and help prevent wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath.
Because the medication is inhaled, most of the dose is delivered directly to the lungs. However, a small amount may still be absorbed into the rest of the body.
Pulmicort Flexhaler does not work quickly enough to relieve a sudden asthma attack.
Use your prescribed fast-acting rescue inhaler, such as salbutamol or albuterol, if you suddenly develop wheezing, chest tightness, or shortness of breath.
Seek urgent medical attention if your rescue inhaler does not relieve your symptoms, if breathing becomes rapidly worse, or if you are struggling to speak or breathe.
Keep taking Pulmicort Flexhaler during an asthma flare-up unless your healthcare provider tells you to stop.
Pulmicort Flexhaler begins reducing airway inflammation after treatment starts, but you may not notice an immediate improvement.
Some people begin to feel better within several days. The full benefit may take a few weeks of regular use.
Continue using the inhaler exactly as prescribed. Contact your healthcare provider if your symptoms do not improve, become worse, or you need your rescue inhaler more often than usual.
Pulmicort Flexhaler is a dry-powder inhaler. The medication must be inhaled deeply and forcefully through the mouthpiece so that the powder reaches the lungs.
Your healthcare provider or pharmacist should show you how to prepare and use the inhaler correctly. Incorrect technique may prevent enough medication from reaching your lungs.
Use the inhaler at the same times each day. Do not skip doses simply because you feel well.
After each dose, rinse your mouth thoroughly with water and spit the water out. Do not swallow it. This helps reduce the risk of oral thrush, a fungal infection that may cause white patches, soreness, or an unpleasant taste in the mouth.
Pulmicort Flexhaler may be prescribed to children aged 6 years and older.
A child should use the inhaler only under the supervision of a healthcare provider. A parent or caregiver may need to help the child remember doses and confirm that the inhaler technique is correct.
Long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids may slightly slow growth in some children. A healthcare provider may monitor the child’s height and use the lowest dose that keeps the asthma controlled.
Pulmicort Flexhaler is not approved as a maintenance treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also called COPD.
Some other inhalers contain budesonide in combination with a long-acting bronchodilator and may be prescribed for COPD. These are different products and should not be substituted for Pulmicort Flexhaler.
Use Pulmicort Flexhaler exactly as prescribed. Do not increase your dose or use it more often because your symptoms are worsening without speaking with your healthcare provider.
Do not stop using it suddenly unless your healthcare provider advises you to do so. Stopping maintenance treatment may allow airway inflammation and asthma symptoms to return.
Attend regular follow-up appointments so your healthcare provider can review your symptoms, inhaler technique, rescue-inhaler use, and overall asthma control.
Pulmicort Flexhaler is a dry-powder inhaler that is usually used twice a day. Use it exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider, even when your asthma symptoms are under control.
Before using the inhaler, stand or sit upright. Hold the Flexhaler upright with the mouthpiece pointing upward.
Load the prescribed dose by twisting the grip fully in one direction and then twisting it back until you hear a click. The click means that one dose is ready to inhale.
Breathe out fully while holding the inhaler away from your mouth. Do not breathe into the mouthpiece because moisture from your breath can affect the dry powder.
Place the mouthpiece between your lips and close your lips firmly around it. Breathe in deeply and forcefully through your mouth.
Remove the inhaler from your mouth before breathing out. Do not exhale into the device.
If your prescribed dose requires more than one inhalation, repeat the loading and inhalation steps for each additional puff.
Rinse your mouth with water after completing your dose and spit the water out. Do not swallow it. This helps reduce the risk of oral thrush, a fungal infection that can cause white patches, soreness, or an unpleasant taste in your mouth.
A new Pulmicort Flexhaler must be primed before its first use. Hold it upright, twist the grip fully in one direction and back until it clicks, and then repeat this process once more.
After the inhaler has been primed, you only need to load one dose before each inhalation. Do not prime it again during regular use.
Keep the inhaler dry. Wipe the outside of the mouthpiece with a clean, dry tissue once a week or as needed.
Do not wash the mouthpiece or place any part of the inhaler in water. Moisture can damage the powder and affect how the inhaler works.
Check the dose indicator regularly. Discard the inhaler when the indicator reaches “0,” even if you can still hear or feel powder inside the device.
Pulmicort Flexhaler is a maintenance inhaler and does not work quickly enough to treat a sudden asthma attack.
Keep your prescribed rescue inhaler, such as albuterol or salbutamol, nearby for sudden wheezing, chest tightness, or shortness of breath. Seek urgent medical attention if the rescue inhaler does not relieve your symptoms or your breathing becomes rapidly worse.
For adults aged 18 years and older, the recommended starting dose is usually 360 micrograms twice daily. This may be given as two inhalations of the 180-microgram strength twice a day.
Some adults may begin with a lower dose of 180 micrograms twice daily. Your healthcare provider will choose your dose based on the severity of your asthma, your previous treatment, and how well your symptoms are controlled.
The maximum recommended adult dose is 720 micrograms twice daily. Do not increase your dose or take extra inhalations unless your healthcare provider tells you to do so.
Use Pulmicort Flexhaler at approximately the same times each day. Do not stop using it because you feel well, as airway inflammation and asthma symptoms may return.
Contact your healthcare provider if your symptoms become worse, you wake more often at night because of asthma, or you need your rescue inhaler more frequently than usual. Your treatment or inhaler technique may need to be reviewed.
Pulmicort Flexhaler (Budesonide) is available in the following forms and strength:
Pulmicort Flexhaler is a maintenance inhaler used to control asthma over time. It does not work quickly enough to relieve a sudden asthma attack.
Keep your prescribed rescue inhaler, such as albuterol or salbutamol, available for sudden wheezing, chest tightness, or shortness of breath. Seek urgent medical attention if your rescue inhaler does not relieve your symptoms or your breathing becomes rapidly worse.
Contact your healthcare provider if your asthma symptoms do not improve, become worse, wake you at night, or require you to use your rescue inhaler more often than usual.
These changes may mean that your asthma is not adequately controlled or that your inhaler technique or treatment plan needs to be reviewed.
Do not stop using Pulmicort Flexhaler without speaking with your healthcare provider. Stopping the inhaler may allow airway inflammation and asthma symptoms to return.
Pulmicort Flexhaler itself does not usually cause withdrawal symptoms when stopped. However, special caution is needed if you are switching from an oral corticosteroid, such as prednisone, because your body may not yet be producing enough natural cortisol.
If you are changing from an oral corticosteroid to Pulmicort Flexhaler, follow your healthcare provider’s instructions carefully. The oral steroid may need to be reduced gradually rather than stopped suddenly.
Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you develop severe tiredness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, low blood pressure, or body aches. These may be symptoms of adrenal insufficiency, which means your body is not producing enough cortisol.
Tell your healthcare provider and pharmacist about all prescription medications, nonprescription products, vitamins, and supplements you use.
Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors, such as ritonavir, ketoconazole, itraconazole, clarithromycin, and certain other medicines, may increase the amount of budesonide in your body. This can raise the risk of corticosteroid side effects.
Do not start, stop, or change another medication without speaking with your healthcare provider.
Before using Pulmicort Flexhaler, tell your healthcare provider if you have:
Kidney disease is not listed as a major specific precaution for Pulmicort Flexhaler, but your healthcare provider should still know about all your medical conditions.
Inhaled corticosteroids can reduce the body’s ability to fight certain infections. Tell your healthcare provider if you currently have an infection or develop fever, chills, a persistent sore throat, worsening cough, or other signs of infection.
Pulmicort Flexhaler may also cause oral thrush. Rinse your mouth with water and spit it out after every dose to help reduce this risk.
Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
Available information has not shown a clear increased risk of major birth defects from inhaled budesonide during pregnancy. Keeping asthma well controlled is also important because poorly controlled asthma can create risks for both the pregnant patient and the baby.
Budesonide can pass into breast milk in small amounts. Your healthcare provider will consider the benefits of treatment, the importance of asthma control, and any possible risks to the nursing baby before recommending treatment.
Do not stop your asthma medication because you become pregnant or begin breastfeeding without first speaking with your healthcare provider.
Long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids may increase the risk of cataracts or glaucoma in some people.
Tell your healthcare provider if you develop blurred vision, eye pain, halos around lights, or other changes in eyesight. Regular eye examinations may be recommended if you use Pulmicort Flexhaler for a long time or have other risk factors for eye disease.
Pulmicort Flexhaler is approved for children aged 6 years and older. It is not approved for children younger than 6 years.
Long-term inhaled corticosteroid treatment may slow growth slightly in some children. A healthcare provider should monitor the child’s height and use the lowest dose that keeps the asthma adequately controlled.
Use Pulmicort Flexhaler every day as prescribed, even when you feel well. Do not increase your dose or use extra inhalations during an asthma attack unless your healthcare provider has given you specific instructions.
Pulmicort Flexhaler may be used in children aged 6 years and older when prescribed by a healthcare provider. It is not approved for children younger than 6 years. A child’s healthcare provider will choose the lowest dose that keeps the asthma controlled. Because long-term inhaled corticosteroid use may slightly slow growth in some children, their height may be checked regularly during treatment.
Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. Budesonide is commonly used during pregnancy when asthma treatment is needed. Keeping asthma well controlled is important because poorly controlled asthma can create risks for both the pregnant patient and the baby. Budesonide can pass into breast milk in small amounts. Your healthcare provider will consider the benefits of treatment and any possible risks before recommending whether you should continue using it. Do not stop your asthma medication without medical advice.
No. Pulmicort Flexhaler is a maintenance inhaler and does not work quickly enough to relieve sudden wheezing, chest tightness, or shortness of breath. Use your prescribed rescue inhaler, such as albuterol or salbutamol, for sudden asthma symptoms. Seek urgent medical attention if your rescue inhaler does not help or your breathing becomes worse.
Some people may notice an improvement within a few days of starting treatment. However, it may take several weeks of regular use to experience the full benefit. Continue using Pulmicort Flexhaler every day as prescribed, even if you do not notice an immediate improvement. Contact your healthcare provider if your symptoms do not improve, become worse, or you need your rescue inhaler more often than usual.
| Generic name: | Budesonide |
|---|---|
| Formulation: | Dry Powder Inhaler |
| Strength(s): | 90mcg, 180mcg |
| Quantities Available: | 60doses, 120doses |
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When ordering Pulmicort Flexhaler (budesonide) from a Canadian pharmacy, you can typically purchase up to a 90-day supply at one time, which is convenient for managing ongoing treatment without frequent refills.
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Dosage and Quantity: Pulmicort Flexhaler is available in strengths of 90 mcg and 180 mcg per inhalation. The dosage prescribed can vary based on the severity of asthma and the patient’s age.
For example:
If prescribed 180 mcg twice daily, for a 90-day supply, you would order 180 inhalations (2 inhalations/day x 90 days).
No, we do not sell budesonide directly on our website. However, you can still enjoy competitive prices on Pulmicort Flexhaler, which contains budesonide as an active ingredient. To purchase Pulmicort Flexhaler from us, you will need a valid prescription from your healthcare provider. We require this prescription to dispense the medication safely and legally. You have the option to submit your prescription by mail, fax, or upload it through your online account for convenient processing.
Yes, we ship Pulmicort Flexhaler (budesonide) to both the United States and Puerto Rico.
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