A prescription asthma maintenance medication

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

• PULMICORT FLEXHALER^™ (budesonide inhalation powder, 90 mcg & 180 mcg), an inhaled corticosteroid, is used for the maintenance treatment of asthma in adults and children 6 years of age or older
  
  
• PULMICORT FLEXHALER^™ is not a bronchodilator and should NOT be used to treat an acute asthma attack
  
  
• If you are switching to PULMICORT FLEXHALER^™ from an oral corticosteroid, follow your doctor's instructions to avoid health risks when you stop using oral corticosteroids
  
  
• Avoid exposure to infections such as chicken pox and measles. Tell your doctor immediately if exposed.
  
  
• Inhaled corticosteroids may cause a reduction in growth rate. The long-term effect on final adult height is unknown.
  
  
• The most commonly reported side effects in clinical trials include inflammation of the nose and throat, nasal congestion, sore throat, nasal allergies, and viral upper respiratory tract infection.
  
  

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