What is Sirdupla used for?

What is Sirdupla used for?

The doctor has prescribed this medicine to help prevent breathing problems such as asthma. You must use Sirdupla every day as directed by your doctor. This will make sure that it works properly in controlling your asthma. Sirdupla helps to stop breathlessness and wheeziness coming on.

Is Sirdupla inhaler a steroid?

Sirdupla (salmeterol/fluticasone) has been launched for use in adults with asthma where a long-acting ß2-agonist and inhaled corticosteroid is appropriate. Sirdupla (salmeterol/fluticasone) is a bioequivalent alternative to Seretide Evohaler.

Can you overdose on Sirdupla?

The signs and symptoms of salmeterol overdose are dizziness, increases in systolic blood pressure, tremor, headache and tachycardia. If Sirdupla therapy has to be withdrawn due to overdose of the β agonist component of the drug, provision of appropriate replacement steroid therapy should be considered.

Is Sirdupla the same as Seretide?

Sirdupla is therapeutically equivalent to its comparator product Seretide at equivalent doses but is not available in all the same strengths as Seretide.

Is Sirdupla licensed for COPD?

Please note that although both Seretide® or Sirdupla® are licensed for use in asthma, neither is licensed for use in COPD.

Who makes Sirdupla?

Cindy Kent, President and General Manager of 3M, said, “3M will fill, assemble and package Sirdupla at 3M’s manufacturing facility in Loughborough, UK. By partnering with Mylan, 3M has taken an important step forward in the generics space.

Is Sirdupla for severe asthma?

Sirdupla ™ is a twice-daily treatment for moderate to severe asthma.

What is the purple inhaler for?

Seretide evohaler and Seretide accuhaler are combined corticosteroid and bronchodilator inhalers used to reduce inflammation in the lungs and open the airways in asthma and COPD. They are purple in colour. Asthma.

What is Mart regimen in asthma?

Maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) is a form of combined ICS and LABA treatment in which a single inhaler, containing both ICS and a fast-acting LABA, is used for both daily maintenance therapy and the relief of symptoms as required.

Can fluticasone be used long term?

Do not use it continuously for more than 1 month without speaking to a doctor. If your symptoms get worse after reducing your dose, you may want to increase it again. If you have fluticasone nasal spray or nasal drops on prescription, your doctor will tell you how often to use it and when to change your dose.

Is Seretide safe long term?

If you need to take high doses of Seretide for a long time, it’s important that you don’t stop using your inhaler suddenly. Long-term use of corticosteroids can stop your adrenal glands producing enough natural steroids, which means your body can become temporarily reliant on the medicine.

Can you use Ventolin and Seretide together?

When taken together regularly fluticasone propionate and salmeterol help to control your breathing difficulties. DO NOT use this medicine to treat a sudden attack of breathlessness as it will not help you. You will need a different type of medicine, e.g. VENTOLIN (salbutamol), which you must not confuse with SERETIDE.

What is the orange puffer asthma?

Fluticasone. Brand name Flixotide®. This is a yellow-coloured or orange-coloured inhaler.

What is the green inhaler?

Green. Long-acting beta-adrenergic (LABA, controller medicine), called Salmeterol (Serevent). A bonus feature on Serevent was that it was a short inhaler. It was half the size of albuterol. While this may seem insignificant at first, it was a neat safety feature.