Is Beclazone safe?

Is Beclazone safe?

Like all medicines Beclazone CFC-Free Inhaler can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Contact your doctor immediately if you experience hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions. These include rash, swelling of the face, eyes, lips and throat and wheezing (because of narrowed airways).

When do you take Beclazone inhaler?

Beclazone CFC-Free Inhalers are used to treat asthma. This type of medicine is known as a ‘preventer’. The patient must keep on taking this type of medicine regularly, even when the patient do not seem to have the asthma symptoms. The patient should not use this inhaler to relieve wheezing or breathlessness.

How do you use Beclazone EASI-breathe?

Hold the inhaler upright and make sure that your hand is not blocking the airholes. Breathe in slowly and deeply through the mouthpiece. Don’t stop breathing when the inhaler puffs the dose into your mouth. Carry on until you have taken a deep breath.

How much becotide can you take?

The usual dose is 200 to 400 micrograms a day, in divided doses • The most a child should take is 400 micrograms a day • It is recommended that children being treated with steroids, including Becotide have their height checked regularly by their doctor.

What is the side effect of Seretide?

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System Organ Class Adverse Event
Nervous System Disorders Headache Tremor
Eye Disorders Cataract Glaucoma Vision, blurred
Cardiac Disorders Palpitations Tachycardia Cardiac arrhythmias (including supraventricular tachycardia and extrasystoles). Atrial fibrillation Angina pectoris

How often should beclomethasone be taken?

Adults and children 12 years of age and older—At first, 40 to 80 micrograms (mcg) beclomethasone 2 times a day. The doses should be at least 12 hours apart. Your doctor may increase your dose as needed. However, the dose is usually not more than 320 mcg two times a day.

Is beclomethasone short or long acting?

Symbicort (budesonide with formoterol), Seretide (fluticasone with salmeterol) and Fostair (beclometasone and formoterol) are examples of combination inhalers which include both a long-acting bronchodilator and a steroid preventer.

Is Beclazone a steroid?

You may need to read it again. Beclazone CFC-Free Inhaler is used to help prevent asthma in adults, adolescents and children over 7 years of age. It contains a medicine called beclometasone dipropionate, which belongs to a family of medicines called corticosteroids.

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