Alvesco 160 inhaler

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Ciclesonide

Available from:

Waymade Healthcare Plc

ATC code:

R03BA08

INN (International Name):

Ciclesonide

Dosage:

160microgram/1dose

Pharmaceutical form:

Pressurised inhalation

Administration route:

Inhalation

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 03020000

Patient Information leaflet

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
ALVESCO® 160 INHALER
(ciclesonide)
This product is available using the above name but will be referred to
as Alvesco
throughout the following leaflet. Please note leaflet also contains
information about
other strengths (Alvesco 40 and 80 Inhaler).
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may
harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
If you get any side effects talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
This includes any
possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
WHAT ALVESCO IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU USE ALVESCO
3.
HOW TO USE ALVESCO
4.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5.
HOW TO STORE ALVESCO
6.
CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION
1. WHAT ALVESCO IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Alvesco is a clear and colourless aerosol spray for you to breathe in
through your
mouth and into your lungs. It is a Preventer medication
(corticosteroid) that has to be
taken every day and which becomes active only after it has been
inhaled into your
lungs.
WHAT ALVESCO IS:
The ACTIVE INGREDIENT in this medicine is ciclesonide.
(For the OTHER INGREDIENTS, see Section 6).
This medicine is prescribed to control persistent asthma in adult and
adolescent
patients (12 years old and more).
WHAT ALVESCO IS USED FOR:
It helps you to breathe more easily by decreasing the symptoms of your
asthma and
by lessening the chances of an asthma attack. The effect builds up
over a period of
time, so this medicine needs to be taken every day, even when you are
feeling well.
_THIS MEDICINE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR USE IN AN ACUTE ATTACK OF
BREATHLESSNESS. _
_FOR QUICK RELIEF FROM SUCH AN ATTACK, USE ONLY YOUR RELIEVER INHALER.
_
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO K