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| Budesonide |  |
Prednisone, Prednisolone |
| Beclomethasone | Theophylline | |
| Zileutron | ||
| Fluticasone | Zafirlukast | |
| Salbutamol or Albutrerol | Montelukast | |
| Salmeterol |
Many medications for asthma cause long term side effects that many people are unaware of. SEMA is not a medicine, it is a warning device that allows you to control your asthma without the side effects of a medicinal drug.
Generic
name: Budesonide
Brand names: Pulmicort, Rhinocort
Side effects: Facial edema, rash, herpes simplex, nervousness, nausea, nasal irritation, dry mouth, hoarseness, wheezing, nasal pain, delayed growth in children
Long term use: Glucose intolerance, psychiatric disturbances, cataracts
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Generic
name: Beclomethasone
Brand names: Beclovent, Vanceril, Becloforte, Beconaises
Side effects: Irritation of the throat, coughing, hoarseness, candidiasis in the region of the oropharynx or the larynx.
Long term use: Depressed pituitary-adrenal functioning, osteoporosis.
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Generic
name: Flunisolide
Brand names: Bronalide, Aerobid-M, Nasalide, Rhinalar
Side effects: Nasal burning and stinging, aftertaste, hoarseness, sore throat,
cough, wheezing, Candida (yeast) infections, change or loss of sense of smell
or taste, nausea, headache, diarrhea, allergic reaction (including rash, hives,
itchiness and bronchospasm)
Long term use: Permanent loss of sense of smell and/or taste
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Generic
name: Fluticasone
Brand names: Flonase or Flovent
Side effects: Dry nose, nose bleeds, candida yeast infections in the mouth, hoarseness, sore throat, serious cortisol suppression, growth suppression in children, eosinophilic pneumonia, eosinophilic vasculitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, vasculitic rash, worsening pulmonary symptoms, cardiac complications, increased risk of glaucoma
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Generic
name: Salbutamol or Albutrerol
Brand names: Ventolin, Easyhaler, Diskhaler, Proventil
Side effects: Suspected to be a co-factor in asthma deaths, tremor, inner
agitation, heart palpitation, muscle cramps, headaches, premature contractions
during pregnancy, psychotic reactions.
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Generic
name: Salmeterol
Brand name: Serevent
Side effects: Liver dysfunction and damage, increased heart rate, blood pressure,
heart beat irregularities, chest pain tremor, nervousness, worsening of bronchospasm
(life-threatening), allergic reactions: skin rash, hives, swelling, bronchospasm,
and anaphylaxis (life-threatening), worsening of diabetes and lowering of
potassium, potentially fatal heart complications.
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Generic name: Prednisone, Prednisolone
Brand names: Adasone, Cartancyl, Colisone, Cordrol, Cortan, Dacortin, Dellacort,
Delta-Dome, Deltasone, DiAdreson, Econosone, Fernisone, Liquid Pred, Meticorten,
Orasone, Panasol, Paracort, Parmenison, Prednicen-M, Prednicot, Predniment,
Rectodelt, Sterapred
Side effects: Systemic corticosteroid effects such as hypercorticism and adrenal suppression, Cushing's syndrome with moon face, truncal obesity, acne, psychiatric disorders, menstruation disorders, osteoporosis, muscular atrophy, and other myopathies,hypertension, edema, hyperglycemia, cataracts, glaucoma, aseptic bone necrosis, pancreatitis, delayed wound healing, sleep disturbances, nycturia, nausea; gastrointestinal bleeding, dermatrophy, cerebral pseudotumor, congestive heart failure, convulsions, impaired wound healing
*To discontinue use, prednisolone, or prednisone must be reduced gradually if the therapy lasts longer than one week. Work with the prescribing physician!
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Generic
name: Theophylline
Brand names: Theo-dur, Respbid, Slo-bid, Theo-24, Theolair, Uniphyl, Slo-phyllin
Side effects: Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, trouble
concentrating tachycardia, palpitations, extrasystoles, headaches, tremor,
nervousness, excitability, sleep disturbances, gastroesophageal reflux
Long term use: Dangerous complications mostly affect the heart (arrhythmias) and the central nervous system (convulsions) and are frequently lethal.
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Generic
name: Zileutron
Brand names: Leutrol, Zyflo
Side effects: Changes in liver functioning
Long term use: Liver damage (yellowing of skin or eyes, unusual tiredness, abdominal pain)
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Generic name: Zafirlukast
Brand name: Accolate
Side effects: Headache, infections, nausea, diarrhea, numbness, tingling, pain, worsening respiratory symptoms, liver damage (yellowing of skin or eyes, unusual tiredness, abdominal pain); Churg-Strauss syndrome: can be very serious; if dose is reduced watch for the following symptoms: fever, muscle aches, pains and weight loss.
Long term use: Liver damage (yellowing of skin or eyes, unusual tiredness, abdominal pain)
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Generic
name: Montelukast
Brand name: Singulair
Side effects: Headache, abdominal pain, rash, dyspepsia, dizziness, diarrhea,
sinusitis, and ear ache, gastroenteritis, cough, nasal congestion
This site was a designed as a entrepreneur business model by high school students for a class. Its claims are in no way true, nor have any known relation to research being done at Caltech or any other institution.