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What is the most important information I should know about Advair inhalation?
• Advair will not stop an attack after it has started advair coupons and rebates. It is used to preventasthma attacks from occurring advair coupons and rebates. Your doctor may prescribe another medicine tokeep on hand to treat asthma attacks advair coupons and rebates.
• Do not use more of this medication than is prescribed for you advair coupons and rebates.
• Use Advair consistently, as directed, even when you are feeling better advair coupons and rebates. Improvement in your condition may occur within 30 minutes of using a dose, howeverit may be one week or more before the full benefit of this medication is achieved advair coupons and rebates. Talk to your doctor or other healthcare professional if your symptoms do notimprove or if they get worse advair coupons and rebates.
• It is very important that you use your Advair inhaler properly, so thatthe medicine gets into your lungs advair coupons and rebates. Do not use a spacer with this product advair coupons and rebates. Talkto your doctor about proper inhaler use advair coupons and rebates.
• Seek medical attention if you notice that you require more than yourusual or more than the maximum amount of a short-acting asthma medication ina 24-hour period advair coupons and rebates. An increased need for medication could be an early sign ofa serious asthma attack advair coupons and rebates.
• Do not use an inhaled, long-acting bronchodilator such as salmeterol(Serevent) or other inhaled steroid medicines during treatment with Advair inhalationunless otherwise directed by your doctor advair coupons and rebates.
What is Advair inhalation?
• Fluticasone is a steroid advair coupons and rebates. It prevents the release of substances in thebody that cause inflammation advair coupons and rebates. Salmeterol is a bronchodilator advair coupons and rebates. It works by relaxingmuscles in the airways to improve breathing advair coupons and rebates.
• Advair inhalation is used to prevent asthma attacks advair coupons and rebates. It is used onlyto prevent asthma attacks, not to treat an attack already in progress advair coupons and rebates. It willnot work fast enough to give relief during an attack advair coupons and rebates.
• Advair may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide advair coupons and rebates.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before using Advair?
• Before using Advair, tell your doctor if you have
· a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection of any kind;
· ever had an allergic reaction to fluticasone (Flovent, Flonase) orsalmeterol (Serevent);
· heart disease or high blood pressure;
· epilepsy or another seizure disorder;
· diabetes;
· glaucoma;
· tuberculosis;
· an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism); or
· liver disease advair coupons and rebates.
• You may not be able to use Advair inhalation or you may require a dosageadjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditionslisted above advair coupons and rebates.
• Advair inhalation is in the FDA pregnancy C advair coupons and rebates. This means that it is notknown whether Advair inhalation will harm an unborn baby advair coupons and rebates. Do not use this medicationwithout first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant advair coupons and rebates.
• It is not known whether Advair pass into breast milk advair coupons and rebates. Do not use Advairinhalation without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding ababy advair coupons and rebates.
• Advair inhalation is not approved for use by children younger than 12years of age advair coupons and rebates.
How should I use Advair inhalation?
• Use Advair inhalation exactly as directed by your doctor advair coupons and rebates. Read the informationinsert included with your inhaler advair coupons and rebates. If you do not understand these directions,ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you advair coupons and rebates.
• Advair inhalation is usually used as one inhalation twice a day (morningand evening approximately 12 hours apart) advair coupons and rebates. Follow your doctor's instructions advair coupons and rebates.
• To use the Advair (Advair Diskus) inhaler:
· Snap the mouthpiece into position advair coupons and rebates. Hold the Diskus level and away fromyour mouth, breathe out fully, away from the mouthpiece advair coupons and rebates. (Do not breathe outinto the Diskus mouthpiece.) Put the mouthpiece to your lips advair coupons and rebates. Take a steady,deep breath in through your mouth advair coupons and rebates. Remove the mouthpiece from your mouth advair coupons and rebates. Holdyour breath for about 10 seconds advair coupons and rebates. Breathe out slowly away from the mouthpiece advair coupons and rebates. Close the Diskus advair coupons and rebates. The Diskus is now ready for your next scheduled dose advair coupons and rebates.
· To reduce the chance of developing a yeast infection in your mouth,rinse your mouth after using Advair inhalation advair coupons and rebates.
· It is very important that you use your Advair inhaler properly, sothat the medicine gets into your lungs advair coupons and rebates. Do not use a spacer with this product advair coupons and rebates. Talk to your doctor about proper inhaler use advair coupons and rebates.
· Never wash the mouthpiece or any part of the Diskus device advair coupons and rebates. Keep itdry at all times advair coupons and rebates.
• Do not use more of this medication than is prescribed for you advair coupons and rebates.
• Use Advair consistently, as directed, even when you are feeling better advair coupons and rebates. Improvement in your condition may occur within 30 minutes of using a dose, howeverit may be one week or more before the full benefit of this medication is achieved advair coupons and rebates. Talk to your doctor or other healthcare professional if your symptoms do notimprove or if they get worse advair coupons and rebates.
• Advair will not stop an attack after it has started advair coupons and rebates. It is used to preventasthma attacks from occurring advair coupons and rebates. Your doctor may prescribe another medicine tokeep on hand to treat asthma attacks advair coupons and rebates.
• Do not use an inhaled, long-acting bronchodilator such as salmeterol(Serevent) or other inhaled steroid medicines during treatment with Advair inhalationunless otherwise directed by your doctor advair coupons and rebates.
• Seek medical attention if you notice that you require more than yourusual or more than the maximum amount of a short-acting asthma medication ina 24-hour period advair coupons and rebates. An increased need for medication could be an early sign ofa serious asthma attack advair coupons and rebates.
• Continue to take any oral steroid (pills or liquid) that your doctorhas prescribed for you advair coupons and rebates. Advair inhalation is not a substitute for an oral steroid advair coupons and rebates.
• If you are switching from an oral steroid (pills or liquid) to Advairinhalation, carry or wear identification that will let others know that youmay require a systemic steroid during a severe asthma attack or during anothertraumatic situation advair coupons and rebates. Discuss with your doctor the precautions necessary whendiscontinuing an oral steroid advair coupons and rebates.
• Store this medication at room temperature away from moisture and heat advair coupons and rebates. The Diskus inhalation device is not reusable advair coupons and rebates. Throw away the device 1 monthafter removal from the moisture-protective foil overwrap pouch or after everydose has been used (when the dose indicator reads "0"), whichevercomes first advair coupons and rebates. There are 60 doses per Diskus advair coupons and rebates. Do not attempt to take the deviceapart advair coupons and rebates.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember advair coupons and rebates. If it is almost time foryour next regularly scheduled dose, skip the missed dose and use the next oneas directed advair coupons and rebates. Do not use a double dose of this medication advair coupons and rebates.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention advair coupons and rebates.
• Symptoms of a salmeterol and fluticasone overdose may include anginaor chest pain, irregular or rapid heartbeats, seizures, tremor, weakness, headache,nausea, and vomiting advair coupons and rebates.
What should I avoid while using Advair inhalation?
• Avoid known items or activities that make you asthma symptoms worse advair coupons and rebates. Clean areas where dust or pet fur may aggravate your condition advair coupons and rebates.
• Avoid exposing yourself to known sources of infection advair coupons and rebates. Stay away frompeople with chicken pox, measles, or any other type of infection advair coupons and rebates. Your immunesystem may not be strong enough to fight off an infection while you are usingAdvair inhalation advair coupons and rebates.
What are the possible side effects of Advair inhalation?
• Serious side effects from Advair inhalation are not likely to occur advair coupons and rebates. If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop using Advairinhalation and seek emergency medical attention or notify your doctor immediately:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· chest pain or irregular heartbeats;
· numbness, tingling, or pain;
· a rash or unexplained open sores or bruising; or
· worsening breathing or asthma symptoms advair coupons and rebates.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur advair coupons and rebates. Continueto take Advair inhalation and talk to your doctor if you experience
· dry mouth, nose, or throat after use;
· yeast (or another) infection in the mouth or throat (white patches);
· hoarseness or deepening of the voice, cough, or sore throat;
· nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea;
· dizziness, headache, tremor, or nervousness advair coupons and rebates.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur advair coupons and rebates. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome advair coupons and rebates.
What other drugs will affect Advair inhalation?
• Before using Advair inhalation, tell your doctor and pharmacist if youare taking any of the following medications:
· another oral, nasal, or inhaled steroid;
· a beta-blocker such as atenolol (Tenormin), metoprolol (Lopressor),propranolol (Inderal), and others;
· a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan),phenelzine (Nardil), or tranylcypromine (Parnate);
· a tricyclic antidepressant such as amitriptyline (Elavil), doxepin(Sinequan), nortriptyline (Pamelor), and others;
· a diuretic (water pill) such as hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDiuril, Esidrix,Oretic, Microzide), chlorothiazide (Diuril), furosemide (Lasix), and others;or
· caffeine (in food or medicines), a diet medicine, or a decongestantsuch as phenylpropanolamine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylephrine advair coupons and rebates.
• You may not be able to use Advair, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you are taking any of the medicineslisted above advair coupons and rebates.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Advair inhalationor affect your condition advair coupons and rebates. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking anyprescription or over-the-counter medicines advair coupons and rebates.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Advair inhalation writtenfor health professionals that you may read advair coupons and rebates.
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