FORADIL (FORMOTEROL)

Foradil Information

Foradil is a common medicine that is also widely known under the name of Formoterol. This drug is an effective long-acting bronchodilator that is known to relax the airways’ muscles, in order to improve breathing.

This medicine is widely prescribed in the prevention of bronchospasm in patients who are suffering from reversible obstructive airways disorder (this also includes nigh-time asthma symptoms). It can also be used in the case of patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders (COPD) for example chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Foradil Indications

Foradil Warnings

A treatment with Foradil is known to sometimes increase the risk of having an asthma-related death. You must make sure that you take in the correct dose of this drug and that you follow every one of your physician’s advices and instructions. Before you start a treatment with this medicine, you must alert your personal physician if you are suffering from a known allergic reaction to this medicine or to any of its main ingredients. Also, tell him or her if you have:  

• a drug or food allergy;
• high blood pressure or heart disease;
• seizure disorders such as epilepsy;
• diabetes;
• a thyroid disease.

If you do have any of the medical conditions that have been listed here, you might not be allowed to start taking this medicine, or you may have to take in a lower dose of Foradil. This drug is a category C FDA pregnancy medicine. Therefore, a treatment with this drug during pregnancy could harm a growing fetus. You should ask your personal physician if you may start taking this drug if you are pregnant or if you think that you might get pregnant soon. It has not been clearly established whether a treatment with this medicine could harm a nursing child. If you are breastfeeding an infant, you should ask your personal physician if you may star a treatment with Foradil. This drug should not be given to a child under the age of 5.

Do not use Formoterol to treat an asthma attack which has started already, because its effects are not fast enough to reverse the attack’s symptoms. You should use another inhalation prescription (a short-acting one) for this. Asthma (the disease) is regularly treated with a combination of various medicines. To make sure that you treat your disorder properly, you should take all the drugs that you have been prescribed exactly like your physician has told you to. Try to take this medicine on a regular basis. Store Foradil away from heat, moisture and direct sunlight, in a place that is far from the reach of pets and children.

Foradil Intake Guidelines                                                     

You ought to take this drug exactly how your personal doctor has instructed you to. You should also consult the medicine’s label if you want to get further information and advice. If you fail to understand some of your doctor’s instructions (or some of the instructions and advices that are written on the drug’s label), you should contact a pharmacist, a nurse or a doctor and ask them to explain them to you. You should not disobey any of your personal physician’s instructions regarding how and when you should take Foradil.

If you are taking this medicine in order to prevent an exercise-induced asthma attack, you should take the medicine about 15 minutes before you start exercising. At least 12 hours should pass before you start using this medicine again. to pass before you use the medicine again. If you suspect that your asthma drugs are not working as well as they used to, you should alert your personal physician as soon as you can. If you are experiencing an increased need of taking this medicine, you are probably about to have an asthma attack. Ask your physician for further information regarding this aspect of your treatment.

Foradil Dosage

Ask your personal physician to calculate the dose of Foradil that works best in your case (for your medical condition). Every correct dosage is known to vary from one patient to another, because it depends on some factors, such as age, sex, general health condition, etc. You should not make any alterations to your prescribed dose of this medicine without your physician’s approval.

Foradil Overdose

If you suspect that you are suffering from an overdose with Foradil medicine, you might be in need of immediate medical attention. You should contact your local poison control center at once and alert your personal physician as soon as possible. In order to avoid experiencing overdose, you should not take in double doses of this medicine without your physician’s approval. The average Foradil overdose symptoms are known to include nervousness, chest pain, dry mouth, insomnia, nausea,  tremors, irregular or fast heartbeats, feeling light-headed or weak, fainting, or convulsions (seizure).

Foradil Missed Dose

In order to get the proper benefic effects from your intake of this medicine, you should take it on a regular basis. Ask your physician what to do if you miss one of your prescribed doses of Foradil. It is strictly forbidden that you take in extra doses of this medicine without your physician’s consent (this increases the risk of developing overdose).

Foradil Side Effects

You should contact your personal physician immediately if you experience anything bothersome, unpleasant or unusual during or shortly after your treatment with Foradil.

Foradil Drug Reactions

Ask your physician if you may take any other drugs beside Foradil.

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