Foradil Side Effects

Serious Side Effects

• Cardiovascular side effects such as chest pain, fast or pounding heartbeats
• Endocrine side effects such as high blood sugar
• Nervous system side effects such as  restlessness or tremors
• Respiratory side effects such as wheezing, choking or other breathing problems
• Other side effects include increased thirst or hunger, urinating more than usual
• Worsening asthma symptoms

Common Side Effects

• Gastrointestinal side effects such as dry mouth
• Metabolic side effects such as decreased potassium levels in the blood
• Nervous system side effects such as dizziness, anxiety, headache, sleep problems (insomnia)
• Musculoskeletal side effects such as back pain and muscle cramps
• General side effects such as sore throat, cough, stuffy nose or changes in voice
• Epidermal side effects such as skin rash, itching

Warnings & Recalls for Foradil

Family Planning Warnings

General Warnings

Foradil is not a substitute for corticosteroids.

• food or drug allergy
• heart disease or high blood pressure
• epilepsy or other seizure disorder
• diabetes
• thyroid disorder
• allergy to Formoterol fumarate or any of its ingredients
• worsening or potentially life-threatening episodes of asthma or COPD

Interactions

• cisapride (Propulsid)
• droperidol (Inapsine)
• methadone (Methadose)
• pentamidine (NebuPent, Pentam)
• aminophylline (Phyllocontin, Truphylline) or theophylline (Elixophyllin, Theo-24, Theochron, Uniphyl)
• diuretic (water pill)
• caffeine, diet pills, cold medicine, or a stimulant medication
• antibiotics such as azithromycin (Zithromax), clarithromycin (Biaxin), erythromycin (E-Mycin, E.E.S., Erythrocin, Ery-Tab), telithromycin (Ketek)
• medicines to treat psychiatric disorder, such as pimozide (Orap), haloperidol (Haldol), or thioridazine (Mellaril)
• heart rhythm medicine such as amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone), dofetilide (Tikosyn), disopyramide (Norpace), procainamide (Procan), quinidine (Cardioquin, Quinaglute), or sotalol (Betapace)
• beta-blockers such as atenolol (Tenormin, Tenoretic), carvedilol (Coreg), labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol), nadolol (Corgard), propranolol (Inderal, InnoPran), sotalol (Betapace), and others
• antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Etrafon), amoxapine (Asendin), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), protriptyline (Vivactil), or trimipramine (Surmontil)
• MAO inhibitors such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam)
• tranylcypromine (Parnate)

Foradil Treatment and Use

What is Foradil?

Foradil | Formoterol Fumarate, part of a class of drugs called beta-adrenergic receptor agonists,  is a long-acting bronchodilator used to prevent asthma attacks as well as treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Exercise-induced Bronchospasm (EIB).

How does Foradil work?

Foradil works by stimulating receptors in the muscles around the airways, causing the muscles to relax, thus opening up the airways and allowing more air to get into and through the lungs.

Foradil Dosage

Foradil capsules should not be taken by mouth. Foradil should be administered by oral inhalation through an Aerolizer inhaler. Adults and children older than 5 years of age with Chronic Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease should take 12 mcg Foradil capsule every 12 hours, without exceeding a dose of 24 mcg in a 24-hour period. Patients who experience Exercise-induced Bronchospasm may be prescribed 12 mcg Foradil on an as-needed basis to be taken at least 15 minutes before exercise, without exceeding a daily dose of 24 mcg.

Other Names for Foradil

Generic Name:

• Formoterol Fumarate

Brand Names:

• Foradil


• Perforomist


• Oxeze Turbuhaler

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