Budesonide Inhaler

Common side effects include:

• Increase chance of having throat irritation, oral fungal infection (seen as white patches in mouth), hoarseness of voice and coughing
• You can prevent these side effects by rinsing your mouth with water and spitting the water out after rinsing, after using your Budesonide inhaler.
• You can brush your teeth each time after you use your Budesonide inhaler.
• Using a spacer device can also reduce these side effects.
• Increase chance of getting lung infection

The symptoms of a drug allergy include one or more of the following:

• Swollen face/eyes/lips/tongue
• Difficulty in breathing
• Itchy skin rashes over your whole body

If you experience any of these symptoms, you should stop your medication and see your healthcare professional immediately.

Inform your healthcare professional if:

• You are allergic to this medication or any of the other ingredients of this medication
• You are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding
• You are taking any other medications, including supplements, traditional medications and herbal remedies.
• You are taking oral medications to treat fungal infections such as itraconazole or ketoconazole.

Budesonide inhaler will not stop an asthma attack that has already started as it takes a longer time for the medication to work. Thus, you should always carry a fast-acting inhaler, such as Salbutamol inhaler, that would open up your airways quickly to relieve your breathlessness during an asthma attack. Fast-acting inhalers are normally referred to as 'reliever' inhalers.

Please see your healthcare professional if your asthma symptoms get worse. The signs include:

• Having to use your 'reliever' inhaler more often than before
• Your wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while breathing) or chest tightness gets worse
• Your 'reliever' inhaler doesn't help you as well as before

These symptoms may mean that your condition could be getting worse and you may need extra treatment.

For controller inhalers with dose counter, check the dose counter and change the canister once the dose counter indicates zero [000] doses.

For controller inhalers without dose counter, mark the date of opening and based on the dosing regimen, throw away when the doses are used up.