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Pulmicort Respules 0.5mg/2ml – Budesonide Nebuliser Suspension, 20
If you’re suffering from bronchial asthma, Pulmicort Respules 0.5mg/2ml can help relieve your symptoms and improve your quality of life. Each 2ml bottle contains 1mg of the active ingredient budesonide, a corticosteroid that’s highly effective at reducing swelling and inflammation in the lungs. Just inhale the respules through a nebulizer and you’ll start to feel the effects within minutes.
Pulmicort Respules are an important part of any asthma treatment plan and can help you breathe easier and enjoy a better quality of life. Order your supply today.
Pulmicort Respules are used to treat asthma. They are also used to treat croup in infants and children.
A Respule is a small plastic container that contains a liquid. The liquid is put into a machine called a nebuliser. This machine turns the medicine into a fine mist which you breathe in through a face mask or mouthpiece.
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What is the price of Pulmicort Respules 0.5mg/2ml?
The price of Pulmicort Respules 0.5mg/2ml is £44.95
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Can you buy Pulmicort Respules 0.5mg/2ml Over the counter?
Pulmicort Respules 0.5mg/2ml is not available to buy over the counter. You need a prescription to buy Pulmicort Respules 0.5mg/2ml
How To Use
- Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
- The solution in a Respule must be put into a nebuliser and made into a fine mist before it can be breathed in. It is then inhaled through a face mask or mouthpiece. Instructions for using your nebuliser are given after the section ‘How much to take’.
Note: Do not use an ultrasonic nebuliser with Pulmicort Respules.
- Your asthma may improve within 2 days. However, it can take up to 4 weeks for the medicine to have its full effect. It is important to use Pulmicort Respules every day, even if you have no asthma symptoms at the time.
Asthma
Your doctor will tell you how much to take. This will depend on how severe your asthma is. Your doctor may lower your dose as your asthma improves.
- The recommended starting dose in adults and children over 12 years is 1 mg to 2 mg (milligrams), twice a day.
- Children under 12 years are usually prescribed a lower dose of 0.5 mg to 1 mg, twice a day.
Croup
The recommended dose for infants and children is 2 mg a day. This may be given all in one go, or 1 mg may be given followed by another 1 mg 30 minutes later.
1. Break off a Respule from the strip. Leave the rest in the foil envelope.
2. Shake the Respule gently.
3. Hold upright. Twist off the top of the Respule to open.
4. Place the open end of the Respule firmly inside the nebuliser cup. Squeeze slowly to put the liquid in the cup.
5. Throw the empty Respule away. Put the top back on the nebuliser cup.
6. Connect one end of the cup to the face mask or mouthpiece.
7. Connect the other end of the cup to the air pump.
8. Gently shake the cup.
9. Turn on the nebuliser and breathe in the mist calmly and deeply using the face mask or mouthpiece. If you are using a face mask, make sure the face mask fits tightly.
10. You will know when your treatment is complete because the fine mist will stop coming out of your mask or mouthpiece.
11. How long it takes to nebulise all the medicine depends on the type of equipment you use. It will also depend on the amount of medicine to be used.
12. Rinse your mouth with water. Spit out the water. Do not swallow it. If you have used a face mask, wash your face as well.
13. After each use, you must wash the nebuliser cup and mouthpiece (or face mask) in warm soapy water and rinse well. After washing, dry these parts by connecting to the air outlet or the compressor and blow air through them.
If you feel you are getting breathless or wheezy while using Pulmicort Respules, you should continue to use Pulmicort Respules but go to see your doctor as soon as possible, as you may need additional treatment.
Contact your doctor immediately if:
- Your breathing is getting worse or you often wake up at night with asthma.
- Your chest starts to feel tight in the morning or your chest tightness lasts longer than usual.
These signs could mean that your condition is not being properly controlled and you may need different or additional treatment immediately.
It is important that you take your dose as stated on the pharmacist’s label or as advised by your doctor. You should not increase or decrease your dose without seeking medical advice.
If you use more Pulmicort Respules than you should, contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
If you forget to take a dose, skip the missed dose and take the next dose as usual.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Delivery Options
Delivery options
All deliveries are subject to the availability of the product and product sale conditions been met.
Order & Collect
Free next-day collection from In-Store
UK Delivery
Standard Delivery within the UK £3.50 Delivery time 3-4 days
First Class Delivery within the UK £5.90 Delivery time 1-2 days
Priority Delivery within the UK £7.10. Next day delivery by 1pm. Order must be placed by 1pm. Priority delivery is only available Monday to Thursday.
Europe Delivery
Standard Delivery within EEC from £12.50 Delivery time up to 5 days depending on the local delivery service within your country.
Expedited Delivery within EEC £39.50 Delivery time 2 days. Delivery by DHL, UPS or TNT.
Rest of the World
Standard Delivery Rest of the World from £16.10 Delivery Time 10 – 15 Days
Expedited Delivery Rest of the World £55.09 Delivery 5 days. Delivery service by DHL, TNT or UPS
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Product Details
- If you are allergic to budesonide or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Pulmicort Respules, tell your doctor or pharmacist if:
- You have a lung infection.
- You have a cold or chest infection.
- You have liver problems.
Contact your doctor if you experience blurred vision or other visual disturbances.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines that you buy without a prescription and herbal medicines. This is because Pulmicort Respules can affect the way some medicines work and some medicines can have an effect on Pulmicort Respules and your doctor may wish to monitor you carefully.
In particular, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following medicines:
- Steroid medicines.
- Medicines to treat fungal infections (such as itraconazole and ketoconazole).
- HIV medicines (such as ritonavir or cobicistat-containing products).
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine – do not use Pulmicort Respules unless your doctor tells you to.
- If you get pregnant while using Pulmicort Respules, do not stop using Pulmicort Respules but talk to your doctor immediately.
Pulmicort Respules are not likely to affect you being able to drive or use any tools or machines.
Side Effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- Swelling of your face, particularly around your mouth (with possible swelling of the lips, tongue, eyes, ears), rash, itching, contact dermatitis (a skin problem), hives and bronchospasm (tightening of the muscles in the airways which causes wheezing). This may mean that you are having an allergic reaction. This happens rarely, affecting less than 1 in 1,000 people.
- Sudden wheezing after inhaling your medicine. This happens very rarely, affecting less than 1 in 10,000 people.
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
- Thrush (a fungal infection) in the mouth. This is less likely if you rinse your mouth out with water after using Pulmicort.
- Mild sore throat, coughing and a hoarse voice.
- Pneumonia (infection of the lung) in COPD patients.
Tell your doctor if you have any of the following while taking budesonide, they could be symptoms of a lung infection:
- fever or chills
- increased mucus production, change in mucus colour
- increased cough or increased breathing difficulties.
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)
- Feeling worried, restless and nervous.
- Depression.
- Trembling and shaking.
- Cataract (clouding of the lens in the eye).
- Muscle cramps.
- Blurred vision.
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
- Rash on the face after using the face mask. You can stop this from happening by washing your face after using the face mask.
- Sleeping problems, feeling over-excited or irritable. These effects are more likely to occur in children.
- Bruising of the skin.
- Loss of voice.
- Hoarse voice (in children).
Inhaled corticosteroids can affect the normal production of steroid hormones in your body, particularly if you use high doses for a long time. The effects include:
- changes in bone mineral density (thinning of the bones)
- glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye)
- a slowing of the rate of growth of children and adolescents (rare). If high doses are given over several years, final height may be reduced by about 1 cm.
- an effect on the adrenal gland (a small gland next to the kidney) (rare).
These effects are much less likely to happen with inhaled corticosteroids than with corticosteroid tablets.
If you get any side effects talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme. Website: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
Ingredients
The active substance is budesonide. Each Pulmicort Respule 0.5 mg contains 0.5 mg of the active ingredient, budesonide.
The other ingredients are disodium edetate, sodium chloride, polysorbate 80, citric acid, sodium citrate and water for injections.
Each Respule contains 2 millilitres (ml) of sterile solution.
The solution must be nebulised (made into a fine mist) before it can be breathed in.
Pulmicort Respules 0.5 mg are packed in strips of 5 inside a foil envelope. Each carton contains 20 Respules.
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