Budesonide Pellets

Budesonide Pellets (SR) – Budesonide Pellets have a medicine called Budesonide that helps treat allergies, asthma, and ulcerative colitis. Asthma is a long-term health issue that affects breathing. In asthma, the air passages in the lungs get smaller, become swollen, and make extra mucus, which makes it hard to breathe. COPD is a set of lung diseases that makes it hard to breathe. Budesonide has an ingredient called ‘Budesonide. ‘ It works by stopping the production of certain chemicals that cause allergic and non-allergic inflammation. Budesonide pellets help to treat diseases that cause inflammation. Budesonide pellets help reduce swelling and discomfort in the airways, making it easier to breathe. So, it helps reduce the symptoms of asthma and COPD.

Uses of Budesonide Pellets

Budesonide pellets help you breathe better by decreasing swelling and irritation in the airways. It is used to help with different breathing problems like allergic rhinitis (an allergy that makes your eyes itch and water and causes sneezing), COPD (a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe), chest tightness, wheezing, and coughing from asthma.

Precaution to use for Budesonide Pellets

• Do not use Budesonide Pellets without a doctor’s advice if you are allergic to any of the components of the medicines and have severe liver disease.
• Inform your doctor if the patient has/had tuberculosis, infection, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, peptic ulcers, glaucoma, cataracts, a weak immune system, eczema, or kidney or liver problems before taking Budesonide pellets.
• Also, consult with your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding before taking the Budesonide Pellets.
• This medicine may cause dizziness, so the patient should be driven only if they are in alert condition.
• Budesonide pellets are only recommended to children under the supervision of a doctor.
• Here is the list of the drugs that may interact with Budesonide Pellets:

Digoxin
Ketoconazole
Itraconazole
Clarithromycin
Carbamazepine
Rifampicin
Cimetidine
Ritonavir

Directions to use for Budesonide Pellets

Your doctor will let you know how many times you should use Budesonide Pellets. It’s important to take the smallest dose that works for your asthma. You might notice the medicine working in a few days, but it will be fully effective after a few weeks. You need to take this medicine regularly for it to work, so keep taking it even if you don’t feel sick. No symptoms mean the medicine is working. If you stop using it, your asthma might become worse. It should not be used to help with sudden asthma attacks. If you have an asthma attack, use your quick-relief inhaler. To get the full benefit from this medicine, you need to use the inhaler correctly. If you don’t, it won’t work as well.

Possible Side Effects of Budesonide Pellets

Here is the list of the common side effects of the Budesonide Pellets:

• Indigestion
• Headache
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Bloating
• Constipation
• Gas
• Vomiting
• Stuffy nose
• Weakness/tiredness
• Sore throat