Jet Nebulizers vs Other Devices

A nebulizer uses compressed air to deliver asthma medicine as an inhaled mist. Nebulizers can be helpful in children or those people who have difficulty coordinating inhaling with other inhalation devices.¹⁷

PULMICORT RESPULES is delivered only by jet nebulizer, which offers the benefits of^17,23

Delivery in as little as 5 minutes
Delivery that is not dependent on patient coordination, making it effective for use with infants and young children

By simply breathing through a nebulizer, patients get PULMICORT RESPULES delivered to their lungs.¹⁷

In addition to nebulizers, other common devices used to deliver asthma medications to the lungs include dry-powder inhalers and metered-dose inhalers.

Dry-powder inhalers

Dry-powder inhalers are handheld devices that deliver a measured dose of asthma medicine into the lungs. They are breath-activated, eliminating the need for patients to activate the inhaler and inhale the medication at the same time. Dry-powder inhalers contain medication in powder form and are dependent on peak inspiratory air flow.¹⁷

Metered-dose inhalers

Metered-dose inhalers are a common asthma medicine delivery device. Metered-dose inhalers are pressurized canisters containing medication in aerosol form. They require the patient to coordinate activating the device and inhaling.¹⁷

Spacers and holding chambers

Spacers and holding chambers are accessories that attach to the inhaler. By decreasing the need for the patient to coordinate actuating the inhaler and inhaling, it allows them to have improved lung deposition.¹⁷

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Asthma Guidelines

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Indication

PULMICORT RESPULES is indicated for the maintenance treatment of asthma and as prophylactic therapy in children ages 12 months to 8 years.

PULMICORT RESPULES is not a bronchodilator and is NOT indicated for the relief of acute bronchospasm.

Important Safety Information

Inhaled corticosteroids may cause a reduction in growth velocity. The long-term effect on final adult height is unknown.

PULMICORT RESPULES, like other inhaled corticosteroids, may impact the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, especially in susceptible individuals, in young children, and in patients given high doses for prolonged periods.

Particular care is needed for patients who are transferred from systemically active corticosteroids to less systemically available corticosteroids, because deaths due to adrenal insufficiency have occurred in asthmatic patients during and after transfer from systemic corticosteroids (see WARNINGS in full Prescribing Information).

Patients taking immunosuppressant doses of corticosteroids should avoid exposure to infections such as chicken pox and measles.

Common adverse events reported in clinical trials, regardless of relationship to treatment, included respiratory infection, rhinitis, coughing, otitis media, viral infection, gastroenteritis, ear infection, oral thrush/candidiasis, and epistaxis.

Please see accompanying full Prescribing Information (PDF).

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