Bufomix 160/4.5 mcg EasyHaler

Bufomix 160/4.5 mcg EasyHaler:

What is budesonide/formoterol used for?:

• It is an inhaler used to treat asthma in adults, teenagers, and children ages 6 years and older.

How to use budesonide/formoterol:

A) Use budesonide/formoterol Turbuhaler and a separate inhaler:

• Use budesonide/formoterol Turbuhaler every day. This helps prevent asthma symptoms.

Adults (18 years and older):

• The usual dose is one inhalation once or twice a day.
• Your doctor may increase this to 4 inhalations twice a day.
• If your symptoms are well controlled, your doctor may ask you to take the medication once a day.

Adolescents (12 to 17 years):

• The usual dose is one inhalation once or twice a day.
• If your symptoms are well controlled, your doctor may ask you to take the medication once a day.

Children (6 to 11 years):

• The usual dose is one inhalation twice a day.
• Budesonide/Formoterol Turbuhaler is not recommended for use in children younger than 6 years.
• Use a separate inhaler to treat asthma symptoms when they occur.
• Always keep a reliever inhaler with you to use when you need it. Do not use budesonide/formoterol turbuhaler to treat asthma symptoms - use your inhaler.

b) Use budesonide/formoterol turbuhaler as the only inhaler for asthma:

• Only use budesonide/formoterol turbuhaler in this way if your doctor tells you to do so and if you are 12 years or older.
• Use budesonide/formoterol Turbuhaler every day.
• This helps prevent asthma symptoms from occurring.
• You can take: 1 inhalation in the morning, 1 inhalation in the evening, 2 inhalations in the morning, or 2 inhalations in the evening.

Do not use budesonide/formoterol.:

• If you are allergic to budesonide, formoterol, or any other ingredient in this medication, which is lactose (which contains small amounts of milk protein).

Warnings and precautions:

• I had diabetes.
• You have a lung infection.
• If you have high blood pressure or if you have a heart problem (including irregular heartbeat, rapid pulse, narrowing of the arteries or heart failure)
• You have thyroid or adrenal gland problems
• You have low levels of potassium in your blood
• You have serious liver problems.
• Contact your doctor if you experience blurred vision or other visual disturbances

Possible side effects:

• Stop using the product and seek immediate medical attention if you experience tightness in the throat, swelling of the eyes, face, lips, or tongue, feel faint, or have difficulty breathing.
• Stop using the product if you experience hives or itching of the face or body.

Other medicines Budesonide/Formoterol:

• In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using any of the following medicines:
• Beta blocker medications (such as atenolol or propranolol for high blood pressure), including eye drops (such as timolol for glaucoma)
• Drugs that speed up or irregular heartbeat (such as quinidine)
• Medications such as digoxin, often used to treat heart failure
• Diuretics, also known as 'water tablets' (eg furosemide)
• Steroid medications you take orally (such as prednisolone)
• Xanthine medications (such as theophylline or aminophylline)
• Other bronchodilators (eg salbutamol)
• Tricyclic antidepressants (eg amitriptyline) and nefazodone antidepressants
• Phenothiazine medications (such as chlorpromazine and prochlorperazine)
• Medicines called 'HIV protease inhibitors' (such as ritonavir) to treat HIV infection
• Medicines used to treat infections (such as ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, clarithromycin and telithromycin)
• Parkinson's disease medications (such as levofloxacin)
• Medications for thyroid problems (such as levo-thyroxine)