Description of Asmanex HFA Inhaler

For the prevention and control of your asthma symptoms, talk to your doctor about Asmanex HFA Inhaler. This is a prescription medicine with Mometasone Furoate that can be used as maintenance treatment for coughing, wheezing, and tightness in your chest that can interfere with your ability to breathe properly. Asmanex HFA Inhaler will not stop an asthma attack already in progress so ask your doctor for a fast-acting inhaler if you do not already have one.

Suppress the Immune Response so Symptoms Cannot be Triggered

The active ingredient of Asmanex HFA Inhaler is Mometasone Furoate. Once inhaled as prescribed, this corticosteroid drug is drawn into your lungs where it will work to inhibit the actions of certain enzymes that produce inflammatory chemicals as an immune response to a trigger that signaled a threat. This is usually an allergen such as pollen, dust, chemicals, or smoke. The inflammation and swelling is decreased and your breathing is restored.

Conditions Treated by Asmanex HFA Inhaler

There is no cure for asthma but there are medications that will help you prevent and control the symptoms and reduce the risk of a sudden asthma attack. When you experience an attack, the muscles that surround your airways contract so your breathing becomes difficult, the blood vessels expand so the blood flow is increased and white blood cells flood the area to cause swelling. Your breathing is compromised and you need fast relief with a rescue inhaler. This is all to protect you from a threat that is perfectly harmless.

Before Asmanex HFA Inhaler is Prescribed to You

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or are breast feeding before using Asmanex HFA Inhaler. Your doctor should be aware of other medical conditions or allergies you have and any OTC or Rx drugs you currently take or use, including herbal and vitamin supplements. This will determine if other meds you are on may be affected by Asmanex HFA Inhaler and vice-versa.

Asmanex HFA Inhaler Precautions

Remember to rinse your mouth out after taking your dose of Asmanex HFA Inhaler to reduce the risk of a yeast infection (thrush). The first few times you use Asmanex HFA Inhaler, you may experience wheezing. To avoid this, you may want to use your fast-acting rescue inhaler first and then the Mometasone Furoate several minutes later. This medication is not for treating children under the age of 12 years old.

Possible Side effects of Asmanex HFA Inhaler

• Headache
• Upset stomach
• Oral yeast infection

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