Beclomethasone Inhaler

​Common side effects include:

• Increase chance of having throat irritation, oral fungal infection (seen as white patches in mouth), hoarseness of voice and coughing
• You can prevent these side effects by rinsing your mouth with water and spitting the water out after rinsing, after using your Beclomethasone inhaler.
• You can brush your teeth each time after you use your Beclomethasone inhaler.
• Using a spacer device can also reduce these side effects.
• Increase chance of getting lung infection

The symptoms of a drug allergy include one or more of the following:

• Swollen face/eyes/lips/tongue
• Difficulty in breathing
• Itchy skin rashes over your whole body

If you experience any of these symptoms, you should stop your medication and see your healthcare professional immediately.

Inform your healthcare professional if:

• You are allergic to this medication or any of the other ingredients of this medication
• You are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding
• You are taking any other medications, including supplements, traditional medications and herbal remedies.
• You are taking oral medications to treat fungal infections such as itraconazole or ketoconazole.

Beclomethasone inhaler will not stop an asthma attack that has already started as it takes a longer time for the medication to work. Thus, you should always carry a fast-acting inhaler, such as Salbutamol inhaler, that would open up your airways quickly to relieve your breathlessness during an asthma attack. Fast-acting inhalers are normally referred to as 'reliever' inhalers.

Please see your healthcare professional if your asthma symptoms get worse. The signs include:

• Having to use your 'reliever' inhaler more often than before
• Your wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound made while breathing) or chest tightness gets worse
• Your 'reliever' inhaler doesn't help you as well as before

These symptoms may mean that your condition could be getting worse and you may need extra treatment.

​For controller inhalers with dose counter, check the dose counter and change the canister once the dose counter indicates zero [000] doses.

For controller inhalers without dose counter, mark the date of opening and based on the dosing regimen, throw away when the doses are used up.