xaltide hfa inhaler

Highlights

• For the long term management of asthma only when the need for inhaled corticosteroid and bronchodilator therapy has been established.

Directions For Use

• Beclomethasone comes as an aerosol to inhale by mouth using an inhaler.
• Beclomethasone usually is inhaled twice a day.
• Remove the protective cap.
• Breathe out as completely as possible through your mouth.
• Hold the inhaler in the upright (mouthpiece up) or horizontal position.
• Place the mouthpiece between your lips well into your mouth.
• Tilt the head slightly back.
• Close the lips tightly around the mouthpiece keeping your tongue below it.
• Inhale slowly and deeply.
• Breathe in slowly and deeply through the mouthpiece.
• At the same time, press down once on the container to spray the medication into the mouth.
• When breathed in fully remove the inhaler from the mouth and close the mouth.
• Try to hold your breath for about 5 to 10 seconds, and then breathe out gently.
• If the doctor has told you to take more than 1 puff per treatment repeat steps 3 through 7.
• Replace the protective cap on the inhaler.
• After each treatment, rinse the mouth with water and spit. Do not swallow the water.
• Do not use more or less of beclomethasone or use it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
• Take beclomethasone regularly to get the most benefit from it.
• To help remember take beclomethasone at the same time.
• Quantity is based on your medical condition and response to treatment.
• Do not increase your quantity or take this product more often than directed

Warnings

• This medication should only be used when clearly needed. Consult your physician before taking this medication.
• There is no evidence whether this medication passes into breast milk or not. Please consult your doctor before taking this medicine if you are breast-feeding.
• Its use has shown a risk of drowsiness; therefore avoid using it while driving.
• Consult your doctor before using beclomethasone for a better analysis if you have liver disease.
• Consult your doctor before using beclomethasone for a better analysis if you have kidney disease.
• The use of alcohol should be limited or avoided while using beclomethasone.

Precautions

• Patients with a history of liver, eye, GI (stomach), bone diseases, thyroid, diabetes (abnormal sugar levels), tuberculosis (disease causing inflammation of the lungs), and psychosis (mental disorder) should be cautious.