Health > Pharmacy > Drugs and Medications > F

Home >> Health >> Pharmacy >> Drugs and Medications >> F >> Formoterol

Formoterol belongs to the personal of medicines called beta 2-agonists. These are marketed by using a brand Oxis® by AstraZeneca. These are besides sold, united using budesonide (Pulmicort®) in one inhalator, under a marque Symbicort®, also by AstraZeneca. These are utilized to help stop a illness of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). While utilized regularly day-to-day, inhaled formoterol lessens a total & nature and severity of bronchial asthma. All the same, it might non relieve an bronchial asthma that has already began.

Inhaled formoterol works by preventing certain cells in the lungs & breathing passages from either releasing substances that induce bronchial asthma illness. when well, prefer more beta Two-agonists, it may drive bronchodilatation by relaxing a smooth muscle in a airway thus as to handle the exacerbation of asthma attack.

Foradil
Full prescribing information from RxList.

Foradil Aerolizer Consumer Information - FDA
Patient FAQ in html format with a link to approved labeling in pdf format.

Formoterol - FamilyDoctor.org
Information for patients in English or Spanish.