US Brand Names

• Aclovate
• Aerobid
• A-Hydrocort
• Ala-Cort
• Alphatrex
• AlphaTrex
• Alrex
• Anusol-HC
• Apexicon
• Aristocort
• Aristocort A
• Aristospan
• Beclovent
• Beconase AQ
• Beta-Val
• Capex
• Celestone
• Celestone Phosphate
• Clobevate
• Cloderm
• Cordran
• Cortastat
• Cortastat LA
• Cortone Acetate
• Cotolone
• Cutivate
• Cyclocort

• Decadron
• Deltasone
• Depo-Medrol
• Dermatop
• Desowen
• Durezol
• Elocon
• Entocort EC
• Flarex
• Florinef Acetate
• FML Forte Liquifilm
• Halog
• HMS
• Lidex
• Locoid
• Medrol
• Omnaris
• Pandel
• Pediapred
• Pred Forte
• Solu-Medrol
• Topicort
• Ultravate
• Veramyst
• Vexol
• Westcort

Canadian Brand Names

• Asmanex Twisthaler
• Azmacort
• Azmax Twisthaler
• Becloforte
• Flovent
• Flovent Diskus

• Flovent Hfa
• Flovent Nebules
• Pulmicort Nebuamp
• Pulmicort Turbuhaler
• Qvar

Description

Inhalation corticosteroids are cortisone-like medicines. They are used to help prevent the symptoms of asthma. When used regularly every day, inhalation corticosteroids decrease the number and severity of asthma attacks. However, they will not relieve an asthma attack that has already started.

Inhaled corticosteroids work by preventing certain cells in the lungs and breathing passages from releasing substances that cause asthma symptoms.

This medicine may be used with other asthma medicines, such as bronchodilators (medicines that open up narrowed breathing passages) or other corticosteroids taken by mouth.

Inhalation corticosteroids are available only with your doctor's prescription.

Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although this use is not included in product labeling, some of the inhaled corticosteroids are used in certain patients with the following medical condition:

• Croup in children (budesonide)

This product is available in the following dosage forms:

• Aerosol Powder
• Aerosol Liquid
• Powder
• Suspension
• Solution
• Disk
• Capsule
• Spray

Before Using

Allergies

Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to medicines in this group or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.

Pediatric

Inhalation corticosteroids have been tested in children and, except for the possibility of slowed growth, in low effective doses, have not been shown to cause different side effects or problems than they do in adults.

Studies have shown that slowed growth or reduced adrenal gland function may occur in some children using inhaled corticosteroids in recommended doses. However, poorly controlled asthma may cause slowed growth, especially when corticosteroids taken by mouth are needed often. Your doctor will want you to use the lowest possible dose of an inhaled corticosteroid that controls asthma. This will lessen the chance of an effect on growth or adrenal gland function. It is also important that children taking inhaled corticosteroids visit their doctors regularly so that their growth rates may be monitored.

 

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