Onbrez Breezhaler Description

Talk to your doctor about a prescription for Onbrez Breezhaler if you are experiencing difficulties with breathing due to mild or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The active ingredient of Onbrez Breezhaler is called Indacaterol, a long-acting beta 2 agonist (LABA) inhaled once a day to provide 24 hour relief. You can carry on with your day without the worry of wheezing, coughing, or becoming short of breath while you are at work, a family event, a social gathering, or just resting.

How Indacaterol Affects the Smooth Muscle Cells

When inhaled as directed, Indacaterol will work to activate the beta 2 adrenergic receptors in your lungs causing the smooth muscle cells to relax. This action loosens the muscles tight grip on your airways so you can now fill your lungs with air better and your breathing improves.

For acute relief, you should ask your doctor or respirologist about a fast-acting medication. There is no cure for COPD, but using the Onbrez Breezhaler can allow you to breathe easier and manage your daily tasks better. If you are going to be using Onbrez Breezhaler for the first time, read the package insert carefully and have a health professional demonstrate how to put each capsule in the device for inhalation.

Conditions Treated by Onbrez Breezhaler

COPD is the collective name for 2 lung diseases, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. For those with chronic bronchitis, the lining of your airways thicken from being irritated and inflamed continually which results in an excess of thick mucus to form in your airways making it difficult to breathe.

Emphysema comes on gradual with wheezing, coughing, and breathlessness becoming worse as time goes on due to the damaged walls between tiny air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs. The result is these air sacs losing their shape causing your lungs to become less effective at transferring oxygen to your bloodstream. The major cause of COPD is smoking cigarettes.

Before Onbrez Breezhaler is Prescribed to You

To determine if Onbrez Breezhaler is safe for you, discuss other medical conditions or allergies you have and list any OTC or Rx drugs you currently use or take, including herbal remedies and dietary or vitamin supplements. Remember that Indacaterol is not a fast-acting medication so you must ask your doctor for a rescue inhaler for any sudden onset of breathing problems.

Onbrez Breezhaler Precautions

Onbrez Breezhaler is not to be used for treating asthma as safety and effectiveness has not been confirmed in asthma patients. If your symptoms of COPD worsen and the effects of Onbrez Breezhaler have decreased, see your doctor for further instructions. Never share this or any of your medications with others and keep out of children’s reach and away from pets.

Possible Side Effects of Onbrez Breezhaler

• Headache
• Dizziness
• Nausea

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