• If you have an allergy to levalbuterol, albuterol, or any other part of this medicine.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other symptoms involved.
• Levalbuterol works at sites in the airways to relax the muscles and improve oxygen delivery.
• Follow directions given by healthcare provider. Do not use more than the maximum recommended daily dose.
• For inhaling (puffing) only by an inhaler or as a liquid (solution) through a special machine (nebulizer) into the lungs.
• Shake inhaler well before use.
• Prepare inhaler before first use or whenever inhaler has not been used for 3 days. Spray 4 test sprays into the air.
• A spacer can be used with the inhaler for easier delivery.
• If you are using more than one type of inhaler, ask healthcare provider which inhaler to use first.
• Rinse out mouth after each use.
• Check inhaler use with healthcare provider at each visit. Read and follow all instructions provided with inhaler. Using the inhaler the right way is very important.
• Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
• If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and return to your regular schedule.
• Do not take a double dose or extra doses.
• Many times this medicine is taken on an as needed basis.
• Change in condition being treated. Is it better, worse, or about the same?
• Monitor asthma with peak flow meter.
• Follow up with healthcare provider.
• Store solution in foil pouch at room temperature.
• Throw away any unused portion of opened pouch after 2 weeks.
• Do not use if solution changes color.
• Store inhaler at room temperature.
• Protect from light.
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• This medicine is used to open the airways in lung diseases where spasm may cause breathing problems.
• If you have a life-threatening allergy, wear allergy identification at all times.
• Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
• Most medicines can be thrown away in household trash after mixing with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealing in a plastic bag.
• Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, natural products, supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, physician assistant).
• Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or in Canada to Health Canada's Canada Vigilance Program at 1-866-234-2345.
• Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter, natural products, or vitamins.
• Wear disease medical alert identification.
• If you have heart disease, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have diabetes, this medicine may sometimes raise blood sugars. Talk with healthcare provider about how to adjust for this.
• If you have an overactive thyroid, talk with healthcare provider.
• If you have seizures, talk with healthcare provider.
• Check medicines with healthcare provider. This medicine may not mix well with other medicines.
• Limit caffeine (for example, tea, coffee, cola) and chocolate intake. Use with this medicine may cause nervousness, shakiness, and fast heartbeat.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
• Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.
• Nervous and excitable.
• Headache.
• Cough.
• Nasal congestion.
• If you suspect an overdose, call your local poison control center or emergency department immediately.
• Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; chest tightness; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; or swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Signs or symptoms of infection. These include a fever of 100.5 degrees or higher, chills, severe sore throat, ear or sinus pain, cough, increased sputum or change in color, painful urination, mouth sores, wound that will not heal, or anal itching or pain.
• Unable to get breathing attack under control. Get emergency medical care right away. • Peak flow measurement low.
• Chest pain or pressure or fast heartbeat.
• Difficulty breathing.
• Severe dizziness or passing out.
• Severe muscle pain or weakness.
• Very nervous and excitable.
• Severe headache.
• Significant change in thinking clearly and logically.
• Any rash.
• No improvement in condition or feeling worse.
