Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug. |
| Lactation Interaction | There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug. |
| Expert Advice | Budecort ‘dampens down’ inflammation in the lungs to provide long-term (maintenance) treatment of asthma and prevent disease progression. Budecort will not work for an ongoing asthma attack. Use your rescue inhaler to control sudden difficulty in breathing. Learn the correct technique of using metered dose inhalers (MDI) and dry powder inhalers (DPI) to ensure that the right amount of medication reaches your lungs, and side effects are minimized. Gargle with warm water after each inhalation to avoid any fungal infections in your mouth and throat. Take it at the same time every day to prevent asthma attacks. Do not open and close the cover unnecessarily as you will lose the medicine. Never breathe out into the mouthpiece. Only minuscule amounts of Budecort may get absorbed into the bloodstream after inhalation. Hence, serious side effects such or weight gain are unlikely. |
| Common Side Effect | Hoarseness of voice, Cough, Throat irritation. |
| How to Use | Rotacaps must not be swallowed. Check the label for directions before use. Place the capsule at the base of rotahaler, not in the mouthpiece. Twist the mouthpiece completely until your hear a click and breathe in deeply through the mouthpiece. Hold your breath for up to 10 seconds. If some powder remains in the rotahaler repeat the process. |
| Driving | There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug. |
| Kidney | There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug. |
| Liver | There is no data available. Please consult doctor before consuming the drug. |
| Mechanism of action | Budecort 200mcg Rotacap is a corticosteroid. It acts by stopping the release of certain natural substances in the body that are responsible for inflammation. |
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