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Introduction

Expert Advice

Indications:

 

This medicine is used for treating seasonal or year around nasal allergic symptoms such as sneezing, runny/stuffy nose, and itching.

 

Administration:


This medicine is mostly available as nasal spray. The dosage is dependent on the patient’s age, condition and its severity. However, mostly 2 sprays for each nostril a day are sufficient. Consult your doctor before use.

Please make sure to clean the applicator regularly. This medicine is not recommended for children under 4 years of age.

 

Storage:


Different brands of this medicine have different storage requirements. Please keep the medicine away from excessive light, moisture, and children. Please read the leaflet provided with the medicine for further storage guidance.

 

Side Effects:

You may experience nasal irritation, taste disturbances, headache and anaphylaxis (life threatening allergic reaction).

 

 

Precautions:


The patients with nasal infections should be cautious, changes in heart rate may occur, and monitor height if used for a prolonged period in children.

 

Effects on pregnancy and lactation:


Please use this medicine during pregnancy if no safer alternate is available. The effects of this medicine in lactating women are unknown; therefore, precaution is advised. Please consult your doctor before use.

Primary Uses

Rhinitis and Hay fever

Indications

This medicine is used for treating seasonal or year around nasal allergic symptoms such as sneezing, runny/stuffy nose, and itching.

Side Effects

You may experience nasal irritation, taste disturbances, headache and anaphylaxis (life threatening allergic reaction).

Warnings

Pregnancy

Please use this medicine during pregnancy if no safer alternate is available. Consult your doctor before using this medication. 

Lactation

The effects of this medicine in lactating women are unknown; therefore, precaution is advised. Please consult your doctor before use.

Precautions

The patients with nasal infections should be cautious, changes in heart rate may occur, and monitor height if used for a prolonged period in children.

Contraindications

FAQS

Indications:

This medication is used for reducing inflammatory reactions in the respiratory tract such as swelling. It is used for treatment for nasal polyps (abnormal tissue growth) as well.

Storage:

Please store this medicine at room temperature (18-25 Celsius). Keep medicine away from excessive light and moisture. Dispose the inhaler six weeks after use. Please keep it away from children.

Precautions:

This medicine may make you dizzy so it is advised not to do any tasks that require alertness (e.g. driving) immediately after taking this medicine and vision changes

Effects on pregnancy and lactation:

This medicine must only be used during pregnancy if it is clearly needed.There is no evidence if this medicine passes into breast milk. Consult your health care provider before use of this medicine.

How should I use salmeterol?

It comes as a dry powder to be inhaled by mouth using a specially designed inhaler. When it is used for treating asthma or COPD, it is mostly used twice a day, in the morning & evening.

How to store this medicine?

Please store this medicine at room temperature (18-25 Celsius). Keep medicine away from excessive light and moisture. Dispose the inhaler six weeks after use. Please keep it away from children.

How long will it take salmeterol to act?

It does not open the airways immediately like short-acting beta 2 agonist (such as salbutamol or terbutaline). But it will keep the airways open for a much longer time. Its effects last for about 12 hours.

Is salmeterol a fast acting agent?

It is a partial agonist and has a slow onset of action i.e. of 10 to 30 minutes. It has high selectivity for beta-2 receptor.

How to administer this medicine?

The medicine is mostly inhaled though the nose. The dosage is dependent on the age and response to treatment. Please consult your doctor before use.

Salmeterol comes in reliever or preventer?

Salmeterol is used with both fast-acting reliever & preventer medication. It doesn’t replace the preventer or reliever medication. It is a long-acting bronchodilator.

Disclaimer

Dawaai's intention is to make sure that it's consumers get information that is accurate, reviewed by an expert and error-free. However, the information mentioned here should not be used as a replacement for the advice of a qualified physician. The information given here is for informational purposes only, which may not cover all possible precautions, side effects, contraindications or drug interactions. Consult your doctor and discuss your queries related to any medicine or disease.

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