Airways |
The breathing tubes in your lungs. |
Asthma |
A disease that makes it hard to breathe by causing your airways to become narrow or blocked. |
Asthma action plan |
A document written for an individual patient that explains what kind of asthma medicine to take, when and how much to take, and what to do in case of an emergency. |
Asthma attack |
A period when asthma symptoms get worse or additional asthma symptoms appear. |
Beta agonist |
Drugs that relax the muscles around the airways, causing the airways to open up. Beta agonists may be long or short acting. |
Bronchodilator |
Drugs that relax the muscles around the airways, causing the airways to open up. |
Exacerbation |
See asthma attack. |
Inflammation |
One way your body responds to injury or irritation. An inflamed area may be warm, red, swollen, or painful. |
Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) |
Inhaled long-term asthma control medicines that work by controlling inflammation. |
Long-acting beta agonist (LABA) |
A type of long-term control medicine that relaxes the muscles around the airways, causing the airways to open up. LABAs should not be used by themselves. |
Long-term control medicine |
Medication for persistent asthma that is taken over the long term, usually daily, to prevent symptoms |
Peak flow |
A measurement of how well you can blow air out of your lungs. |
Quick-relief inhaler |
Medicines that relieve symptoms of asthma flare-ups. |
Rescue inhaler |
See quick-relief inhaler. |
Short-acting beta agonist (SABA) |
A type of quick-relief medication that relieves asthma symptoms by relaxing the muscles around the airways, causing the airways to open up. |
Trigger |
Something in the environment that can make asthma symptoms become worse. |
Wheezing |
A whistling sound when you breathe. |
QVAR
® (beclomethasone dipropionate HFA) Inhalation Aerosol is used in the ongoing treatment of asthma as preventative therapy in patients 5 years of age or older.
QVAR
® is also used for asthma patients who require systemic corticosteroid administration, where adding QVAR
® may reduce or eliminate the need for systemic corticosteroids.
QVAR
® does not replace quick-relief inhalers for sudden symptoms.
CAUTION: If you are stopping or switching from an oral corticosteroid to QVAR®, follow your doctor's instructions to avoid health risks. (See WARNINGS, Prescribing Information).
Inhaled corticosteroids may cause a reduction in growth rate, so children taking QVAR
® should have their growth checked regularly. The long-term effect on final adult growth is unknown.
Do not stop taking QVAR
® abruptly without talking to your doctor.
In clinical studies, common side effects included headache and sore throat. These are not all of the possible side effects of QVAR
®. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit
www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call
1-800-FDA-1088.