What Budesonide/formoterol is used for:

• It is an inhaler that is used to treat asthma in adults, adolescents and children aged 6 years and older.

Do not use Budesonide/formoterol:

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

Warnings and precautions:

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Budesonide/ formoterol Inhalation aerosol if:

• You are diabetic
• You have a lung infection
• You have high blood pressure or you have ever had a heart problem (including an uneven heartbeat, a very fast pulse, narrowing of the arteries or heart failure)
• You have problems with your thyroid or adrenal glands
• You have low levels of potassium in your blood
• You have severe 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 develop throat tightness or swelling of the eyes, face, lips or tongue, feel faint, or have difficulty breathing.
• Stop using the product if you develop hives or itching of the face or body.

Other medicines and Budesonide/formoterol:

• In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using any of the following medicines:
• Beta-blocker medicines (such as atenolol or propranolol for high blood pressure), including eyedrops (such as timolol for glaucoma)
• Medicines for a fast or uneven heart beat (such as quinidine)
• Medicines like digoxin, often used to treat heart failure
• Diuretics, also known as ‘water tablets’ (such as furosemide)
• Steroid medicines that you take by mouth (such as prednisolone)
• Xanthine medicines (such as theophylline or aminophylline)
• Other bronchodilators (such as salbutamol)
• Tricyclic anti-depressants (such as amitriptyline) and the anti-depressant nefazodone
• Phenothiazine medicines (such as chlorpromazine and prochlorperazine)
• Medicines called ‘HIV-protease inhibitors’ (such as ritonavir) to treat HIV infection
• Medicines to treat infections (such as ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, Posaconazole, clarithromycin and telithromycin)
• Medicines for Parkinson’s disease (such as leva-dopa)
• Medicines for thyroid problems (such as levo-thyroxine)