IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
ABOUT
PULMICORT
RESPULES
Please read this summary carefully
and then ask your child’s doctor
about PULMICORT RESPULES.
No advertisement can provide all the information
needed to determine if a drug is right for your
child. This ad does not take the place of careful
discussions with your child’s doctor. Only your
child’s doctor has the training to weigh the risks
and benefits of a prescription drug.
WHAT IS PULMICORT RESPULES?
PULMICORT RESPULES is an asthma controller medicine
for children 12 months to 8 years to help prevent and
control asthma symptoms. PULMICORT RESPULES
contains budesonide. an inhaled corticosteroid medicine.
Inhaled corticosteroids help to decrease inflammation
in the lungs. Inflammation in the lungs can lead to
asthma symptoms.
PULMICORT RESPULES is not a quick-relief medicine
(bronchodilator) and should NOT be used to treat a
sudden (acute) asthma attack. Your doctor may prescribe
additional medicine (such as bronchodilators) for
emergency relief if an acute asthma attack occurs.
WHO SHOULD NOT USE
PULMICORT RESPULES?
Children who are hypersensitive or allergic to budesonide
or other ingredients found in PULMICORT RESPULES.
Talk to your child’s doctor if you have any concerns.
HOW SHOULD PULMICORT RESPULES
BE USED?
PULMICORT RESPULES should be given only as
prescribed by a doctor. Follow his or her instructions
about when and how to give PULMICORT RESPULES.
If you are unsure or have questions, ask the doctor.
PULMICORT RESPULES should be used only with a
compressed air-driven jet nebulizer— following the
manufacturer's instructions. The mist produced is then
inhaled through either a mouthpiece or face mask.
The face mask should be properly adjusted to optimize
delivery and to avoid exposing the eyes to the
nebulized medicine.
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Use the nebulizer therapy as directed at the same
time each day. even during symptom-free periods
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Your child should use PULMICORT RESPULES at
regular intervals, once or twice a day, as directed
by the doctor
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If your child misses a dose by more than several
hours, give the next dose at its regular time
DO NOT DOUBLE THE PRESCRIBED DOSE
You should see your child’s asthma become more
controlled within 2 to 8 days of starting treatment with
PULMICORT RESPULES. Maximum benefit may not
be achieved for 4 to 6 weeks.
Since effectiveness depends on regular use, do not stop
treatment or reduce the dose, even if your child feels
better, unless told to do so by the doctor.
WHAT SHOULD I TELL THE DOCTOR
BEFORE MY CHILD USES PULMICORT
RESPULES?
Whether your child:
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Is allergic to budesonide or any other inhaled
corticosteroid
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Is taking any other medicines or supplements
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Has any infections
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Has or had tuberculosis
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Has osteoporosis
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Has recently been around anyone with
chicken pox or measles
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Is planning to have surgery
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Has been taking an oral corticosteroid medicine
like prednisone. You may have to follow specific
instructions to avoid health risks associated with
stopping the use of these types of medicines
In some circumstances, this medicine may not be
suitable, and your doctor may wish to prescribe a
different medicine.
WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE SIDE
EFFECTS OF PULMICORT RESPULES?
As with all inhaled corticosteroids, you should be aware
of the following side effects:
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Increased wheezing right after taking PULMICORT
RESPULES may occur in some children. Always have
rescue medicine with you to treat sudden wheezing
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Immune system effects and a higher chance of
infections
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Eye problems including glaucoma and cataracts.
This summary provides important information about PULMICORT RESPULES. For more information,
please ask the doctor about the full Prescribing Information and discuss it with him or her.
Visit
PulmicortRespules.com
Or, call the Information Center at AstraZeneca toll-free at
1-800-236-9933
If you can’t afford your prescription, AstraZeneca may be able to help.
To learn more, visit
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Eye examinations should be considered while using
PULMICORT RESPULES
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Your child’s growth should be checked regularly
while taking PULMICORT RESPULES because of the
potential for slowed growth
Based on clinical trials, the most common side effects
reported by patients using PULMICORT RESPULES are
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Respiratory' infections
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Ear infections
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Runny nose
These are not all of the possible side effects of
PULMICORT RESPULES. For more information, ask your
child’s doctor or pharmacist.
HOW SHOULD I STORE AND MAINTAIN
PULMICORT RESPULES?
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Store upright at controlled room temperature (68° to
77°F or 20° to 25°C) in the aluminum foil envelope
to protect the medicine from light
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Once you have opened the aluminum foil envelope
containing the PULMICORT RESPULES ampules,
keep the unused ampules in the envelope, protected
from the light. Any unopened ampules remaining
after 2 weeks should be discarded
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Keep out of reach of children
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Do not refrigerate or freeze
Once you have opened the PULMICORT RESPULES
ampules, the product should be used immediately.
WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT PULMICORT RESPULES?
Talk to your child’s doctor. You can obtain full
Prescribing Information and other details by visiting
PulmicortRespules.com or calling 1-800-236-9933.
GENERAL ADVICE
It is important to take PULMICORT RESPULES as
prescribed. Be sure to discuss any changes your child has
while taking PULMICORT RESPULES, with his or her doctor.
Your child should only use PULMICORT RESPULES for the
reason and in the way it has been prescribed. Do not give
PULMICORT RESPULES to other people, even if they have
the same medical condition as your child.
PULMICORT RESPULES should not be taken to treat
your child’s asthma attack or other sudden symptoms
that require immediate treatment.
PULMICORT RESPULES is a registered trademark of the AstraZeneca group
of companies. €> 2007 AstraZeneca LP All rights reserved. AstraZeneca
Pharmaceuticals LP Wimington, DE 19850
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