Salmeterol and Fluticasone Propionate Powder

Salmeterol and Fluticasone Propionate Powder for Inhalation IP

Salmeterol and Fluticasone Propionate Powder are used by those patients who are suffering from serious asthma and COPD Symptoms. It combines Advair Diskus and AirDuo Respiclick inhalers. It includes corticosteroids and long-acting bronchodilators which help in relaxing the muscles around the airways parts.

How To Use It?

Some major uses of Salmeterol and Fluticasone propionate Powder:-

Manage COPD– It is used to reduce the symptoms of COPD including short breathing, chronic cough, wheezing, and chest tightness. It also helps in improving lung function and muscles around the airways which directly affect COPD.

Asthma– This powder helps in relaxing the muscles near the airways and makes it easier to breathe. It also helps in reducing asthma attacks. It reduce asthma symptoms including- wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and disrupted sleep.

Common Side Effects

Every medicine has some side effects but for a limited period. When your body starts adjusting the medicine then the side effects automatically disappear, same in this powder. It also has some side effects, let’s discuss:

• Cough, throat irritation, wheezing, and upper respiratory, Headache, muscle pain, nausea, and vomiting
• Children: Ear infection, nose infection and throat
• Other side effects: Skin rashes, hives, itching, swelling on the face and body, irregular heartbeat, chest pain, trouble breathing, and dizziness.

The Right way to take Salmeterol and Fluticasone Powder For inhalation

It is necessary to know the proper way to take it. Let’s discuss what steps you should follow:-

• Prime inhaler
• Completely exhale
• Insert in the mouthpiece
• Quickly inhale
• Deeply absorb
• Hold your breath for a second
• Clean your mouth with water

Timing- Take Salmeterol and Fluticasone propionate Powder twice a day, morning or evening, and ensure the gap of both doses is 12 hours minimum. Take only if you are suffering from long exposure to asthma and COPD.

How to store it?

This Powder is a highly effective powder and it is necessary to store it properly. Let’s see how to store it:

• Keep in a cool place
• Can be kept in a dry place
• Keep away from heat and direct light ways
• Keep it away from children
• Avoid water and heat contact

Missing Dose

If you have missed your dose of Salmeterol and Fluticasone propionate Powder, then take it soon but if the time of dose has gone and the time of the upcoming dose then forget the missed dose and focus on the next dose and make it regular. Ensures, you never overdose the Powder

Precautions while taking Salmeterol and Fluticasone Powder

If you are taking Salmeterol and Fluticasone propionate Powder, then take some precautions that will save you from any injury in the future:

• If you are taking this Powder then never take another powder or LABA with this powder
• Clean your mouth properly after every dose, it will prevent you from thrush.
• Do not swallow the water, rinse your mouth and spit out
• Avoid exercise while having asthma disease, it will make your condition worse
• Consult with a doctor before taking Salmeterol and Fluticasone propionate Powder
• Never take for a sudden attack or breathing problem
• Take only when you feel a long asthma attack or exposure.

If you are facing any type of allergy or infection during asthma then inform your doctor as soon as possible