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Pulmicort turbuhaler

Pulmicort turbuhaler

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Pulmicort Turbuhaler is an inhaled steroid which is a kind of asthma drug (lung drug).

Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this

21 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Drug Class

Inhaled steroid

Generic Drug

Budesonide

Side Effects

Common

Heartburn
Headache
Fever
Neck pain
Muscle pain
Nausea
Pain
Congested nose
Weight gain
Bruising
Vomiting
Cough
Runny nose
Passing gas
Joint pains
Fatigue
Nose bleeds
Back pain
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Dizziness
Flatulence
Nasal congestion
Aching muscles
Loss of strength
Bloody nose
Abnormal sense of taste
Painful swollen joints
Rash
Decreased taste

Serious

Hypersensitivity
Wheezing

Treats

Asthma
Allergy

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A 33-year old asked:

Whats a Pulmicort turbuhaler (budesonide)?

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A member asked:

Please describe the medication: Pulmicort respules?

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A 47-year old asked:

How bad does your child's asthma need to be to have pulmicort respules prescribed?

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A 38-year old asked:

How bad does a child's asthma need to be in order to have Pulmicort respules used?

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A 62-year old male asked:

How great is My chance to be well in future if I have just began to use Pulmicort, having missed to take it for several years? Lung capacity is 67%.

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A member asked:

What is the definition or description of: Pulmicort Respules?

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A 33-year old asked:

At what age can I give albuteral and pulmicort?

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A 48-year old asked:

I think my child may have asthma, is Pulmicort a good first medication?

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A 30-year old asked:

How you can tell if a new cough is caused by pulmicort or by worsening asthma?

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A 32-year old male asked:

I have a patient on pulmicort and dornase, which one should I give first and why?

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A 34-year old asked:

I just noticed I've been using pulmicort asthma medicine 3 times today instead of 2. What should I do now?

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A female asked:

How do you build up your immune system? Mine is awful-always getting sick-just prescribed Pulmicort Flexhaler which lists higher chance of infections.

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A 29-year old asked:

Could pulmicort and inhaled steriods cause fatty liver?

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A 45-year old asked:

Can I mix together pulmicort and albuterol in my nebulizer?

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A 42-year old asked:

Should I mix albuterol and pulmicort together in the nebulizer?

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A 38-year old asked:

How bad a child's asthma need to be to prescribe pulmicort respules?

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A 45-year old female asked:

How close together can you give nebulized Pulmicort (budesonide 0.5mg)? Forgot to give "extra" pre-op dose. 11 hours until surgery. 6yr old child.

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A 35-year old asked:

Is it safe to pour pulmicort respules directly into the nose while upside down? Does it help?

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A 44-year old asked:

Asthma. meds serevent (salmeterol) and pulmicort helpful?

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A 28-year old asked:

Does Albuterol and pulmicort treat bronchitis and pneumonia?

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A 38-year old female asked:

I can't relieve my daughters' coughing. what else should I do? the doctor has prescribed several meds and they are not working They are currently taking singular 1x a day, pulmicort 2x a day, albuterol every 5 hours. I have tried vicks vapor rub, cool m

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A 37-year old asked:

I use pulmicort in my nasal (oxymetazoline) rinse-- should I gargle and rinse my mouth afterwards?

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A female asked:

Prescribed Pulmicort Flexhaler and told it is less taxing on liver, won't create bloating or hair growth. How is it different than other steroids?

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A 45-year old female asked:

Ex-27wk, trach, BPD, 7yo. Meds: Duoneb BID, Pulmicort 0.5 BID, hypersol 5% BID, Singulair, (montelukast) VestPT 20min BID. Reason4 new atelectasis? Maybe doin biops

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A 32-year old asked:

Are there long term effects of using albuterol and pulmicort? My three year old has had to use them to treat his wheezing for over a month now

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A 28-year old asked:

How long should bronchiolitis last in 3.5 month old. She's on albuterol and pulmicort nebulizers, and zantac (ranitidine) 3xday. Could it be more serious?

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A female asked:

Pulmicort vs steroids was not referencing anabolic steroids: Other steroids (pills,liquid inhalers) for asthma. Dr told me not as damaging 2 body. T/F?

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A 45-year old female asked:

How do atrovent (ipratropium) & albuterol act differently in the lungs? My 5yo seems to do better when we add atrovent (ipratropium) nebs between her albuterol & pulmicort.

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A 25-year old male asked:

My father is having breathing difficulties due to lung cancer. Is this good for him? Pulmicort 0.25mg/ml Budesonide 2ml Nebulising suspension

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A 32-year old asked:

My Ped put my 3 yr old on claritin (loratadine) and prescription singular with nebulizer with pulmicort and albuterol, is it safe to have all the meds for allergys?

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