Your doctor has prescribed this medicine to treat asthma in adults and adolescents
12 years of age and older.
Asthma is a serious, long-term lung disease where the muscles surrounding the smaller
airways become tight (bronchoconstriction), swollen and irritated (inflammation).
Symptoms come and go, and include shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness and
cough.
Atectura capsules for inhalation contains two active substances called indacaterol
and mometasone furoate.
Indacaterol belong to a group of medicines called bronchodilators. They relax the
muscles of the small airways in the lungs. This helps to open the airways and makes
it easier for air to get in and out of the lungs. When they are taken regularly, it
helps the small airways to remain open.
Mometasone furoate belongs to a group of medicines called corticosteroids, often simply
called steroids. Corticosteroids reduce inflammation. They reduce the swelling and
irritation in the small airways in the lungs and so gradually ease breathing problems.
Corticosteroids also help to prevent attacks of asthma.
The pack contains an inhaler (Breezhaler®) and capsules in blister cards that contain the medicine as inhalation powder. The
inhaler enables you to inhale (breathe into the lungs) the medicine contained in a
capsule. Only use the inhaler provided in the pack.
You should use ATECTURA BREEZHALER every day as directed by your doctor and not only
when you have breathing problems or other symptoms of asthma. This will make sure
that it works properly in controlling your asthma. It should not be used to relieve
a sudden attack of breathlessness or wheezing.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why this medicine has been prescribed
for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.
This medicine is not addictive.
This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.
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