Asthma Attack
Be Prepared for an Asthma Attack
Have you ever found your rescue inhaler empty during an asthma attack? If so, you're not alone.
In a published phone survey of households about inhaler use, it was reported that 1 in 4 found a rescue inhaler empty during an asthma attack. These responses came from 342 surveyed households with a member who was using a rescue inhaler for asthma (all of whom had contacted the Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics at one time).
VENTOLIN HFA is an albuterol inhaler with a built-in dose counter so you know how many puffs of medicine you have left.
What to Do During an Asthma Attack
- Get your VENTOLIN HFA inhaler, remove the cap, and shake the canister well.
- Take 1 puff of VENTOLIN HFA. Wait 1 minute, shake the inhaler again, and take another puff.
- If the asthma symptoms don’t stop within a few minutes, call your healthcare provider. In case of emergency, dial 9–1–1.
Talk with your healthcare provider about developing an Asthma Action Plan so you will know what to do during your asthma attacks.
Approved Uses for VENTOLIN HFA
VENTOLIN HFA is a prescription medicine used to treat or prevent bronchospasm in people 4 years of age and older with reversible obstructive airway disease. VENTOLIN HFA is also used to prevent exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) in patients 4 years of age and older. It is not known if VENTOLIN HFA is safe and effective in children under
4 years of age.
Important Safety Information About VENTOLIN® HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol 90 mcg
- Do not use VENTOLIN HFA if you are allergic to albuterol sulfate or any of the ingredients in VENTOLIN HFA. If you have any questions or are not sure, you should ask your healthcare provider.
- Tell your healthcare provider about the medicines you take and about all of your medical conditions.
- Use VENTOLIN HFA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to use it.
- Do not increase your dose or take extra doses of VENTOLIN HFA without first talking to your healthcare provider.
- Get medical help right away if VENTOLIN HFA no longer helps your symptoms (like wheezing and trouble breathing), if your symptoms get worse, or if you need to use your inhaler more often.
- While you are using VENTOLIN HFA, use other inhaled medicines and asthma medicines only as directed by your healthcare provider.
- VENTOLIN HFA may cause serious side effects, including:
- worsening trouble breathing, coughing, and wheezing (paradoxical bronchospasm). If this happens, stop using VENTOLIN HFA and call your healthcare provider or get emergency help right away. This is more likely to happen with your first use of a new canister of medicine.
- heart problems, including faster heart rate and higher blood pressure.
- possible death in people with asthma who use too much VENTOLIN HFA.
- allergic reactions. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms of an allergic reaction:
- itchy skin
- swelling beneath your skin or in your throat
- rash
- worsening trouble breathing
- low potassium levels in your blood.
- worsening of other medical problems in people who also use
VENTOLIN HFA, including increases in blood sugar. - Common side effects of VENTOLIN HFA include:
- your heart feels like it is pounding or racing (palpitations)
- chest pain
- fast heart rate
- shakiness
- nervousness
- headache
- pain
- dizziness
- sore throat
- runny nose
Please see complete Prescribing Information for VENTOLIN HFA (albuterol sulfate) Inhalation Aerosol, including Patient Information.
*ASTHMA CONTROL TEST is a trademark of QualityMetric Incorporated.
†The Childhood Asthma Control Test was developed by GlaxoSmithKline.
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