Pack size: 1 240 doses unit  |  Price is for the whole 240 doses unit

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Generic: Triamcinolone Acetonide Inhalation

Form: Inhaler 200mcg

Indication

Prophylaxis treatment of Asthma

Adult Dose

Asthma Inhaler: 1 puff (200mcg) 2-3 times daily. No more than 6 puffs(1200 mcg) /day.

Child Dose

Asthma >12 years old: 1 puff (200mcg) 2-3 times daily. No more than 4 puffs/day

Contraindication

Triamcinolone acetonide (inhalation aerosol) Inhalation Aerosol is not to be regarded as a bronchodilator and is not indicated for rapid relief of bronchospasm. Triamcinolone Acetonide is contraindicated in patients with a sensitivity to the active or inactive ingredients. Untreated systemic fungal, bacterial, viral or parasitic infection.

Mode of Action

Triamcinolone has mainly glucocorticoid activity. It suppresses the migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and reduces capillary permeability thereby decreasing inflammation.

Precaution

Particular care is needed in patients who are transferred from systemically active corticosteroids to (triamcinolone acetonide (inhalation aerosol)) Inhalation Aerosol because deaths due to adrenal insufficiency have occurred in asthmatic patients during and after transfer from systemic corticosteroids to aerosolized steroids in recommended doses. Orally inhaled corticosteroids may cause a reduction in growth velocity when administered to pediatric patients. TB, other serious infections, Glaucoma, incr IOP, cataracts, immunocompromised pts.

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