Salmeterol
The following information is an educational aid only. It is not
intended as a medical advice for individual conditions or
treatments. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before
following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and
effective for you.
(sal ME te role)
Serevent® Diskus®
Serevent® Diskhaler® Disk; Serevent® Diskus®
Serevent
Beta2-Adrenergic Agonist; Beta2-Adrenergic Agonist, Long-Acting
In patients with asthma, long-acting inhalers may increase asthma-related deaths. Talk with healthcare provider.
This medicine does not mix well with many medicines. Serious reactions may occur. Check all medicines with healthcare provider.
Please read the medication guide.
• If you have an allergy to salmeterol or any other part of this medicine.
• If you are allergic to milk, talk with healthcare provider.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
• If you are having a breathing attack.
• This medicine is used to open the airways in lung diseases where spasm may cause breathing problems.
• This medicine is used to prevent exercise-induced breathing problems.
• Salmeterol works at sites in the airways to relax the muscles and improve oxygen delivery.
• To gain the most benefit, do not miss doses.
• For inhaling (puffing) only.
• Rinse out mouth after each use.
• Do not use a spacer with the inhaler.
• Never wash inhaler. Keep dry.
• Check inhaler use with healthcare provider at each visit. Read and follow all instructions provided with inhaler. Using the inhaler the right way is very important.
• If exercise causes symptoms, use at least 30 minutes before activity. Do not take another dose for at least 12 hours.
• Do not use more than 2 doses a day.
• Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
• If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your regular schedule.
• Do not take a double dose or extra doses.
• Do not change dose or stop medicine. Talk with healthcare provider.
• Wear disease medical alert identification.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• This medicine should not be the only one given for your asthma.
• Do not use this medicine to treat an asthma attack. Use a short-acting inhaler.
• If you have diabetes, this medicine may sometimes raise blood sugars. Talk with healthcare provider about how to adjust for this.
• If you have heart disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have liver disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have an overactive thyroid, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have seizures, talk with healthcare provider.
• Limit caffeine (for example, tea, coffee, cola) and chocolate intake. Use with this medicine may cause nervousness, shakiness, and fast heartbeat.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.
• Headache.
• Nervous and excitable.
• Muscle pain.
• Dry mouth. Frequent mouth care, sucking hard, sugar-free candy, or chewing sugar-free gum may help.
• Cough.
• Throat irritation.
• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
• Monitor asthma with peak flow meter.
• Dry mouth may cause an increase in cavities. Take good care of your teeth. See a dentist regularly.
• Follow up with healthcare provider.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Unable to get breathing attack under control. Get emergency medical care right away.
• Peak flow measurement low.
• Increased use of short-acting inhaler.
• Chest pain or pressure or fast heartbeat.
• Difficulty breathing.
• Very nervous and excitable.
• Severe muscle pain.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
• Store inhaler at room temperature. Throw away any unused portion after 6 weeks.
• Protect from heat.
• Protect from light.
• Protect from moisture. Do not store in a bathroom or kitchen.
• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
Created: 2006-10-13 15:37:15.0
Modified: 2009-09-01 13:35:52.0
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