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PERFOROMIST (FORMOTEROL FUMARATE)
- Adjunct maintenance tx for asthma
- Bronchospasm prevention with COPD
- Prevention of bronchospasm with chronic bronchitis
- Exercise-induced bronchospasm prevention
- Prevention of bronchospasms with emphysema
20 mcg/2 mL solution for nebulization
- Inhale 2 milliliters (20 mcg) via nebulizer by inhalation route 2 times per day in the morning and evening
Adjunct maintenance tx for asthma
- Inhale 2 milliliters (20 mcg) via nebulizer by inhalation route 2 times per day in the morning and evening
Bronchospasm prevention with COPD
- Inhale 2 milliliters (20 mcg) via nebulizer by inhalation route 2 times per day in the morning and evening
Exercise-induced bronchospasm prevention
- Inhale 2 milliliters (20 mcg) via nebulizer by inhalation route 2 times per day in the morning and evening
Prevention of bronchospasm with chronic bronchitis
- Inhale 2 milliliters (20 mcg) via nebulizer by inhalation route 2 times per day in the morning and evening
Prevention of bronchospasms with emphysema
- Inhale 2 milliliters (20 mcg) via nebulizer by inhalation route 2 times per day in the morning and evening
- None
Contraindicated
- bromocriptine
- cabergoline
- Cafergot
- Compound 347
- Cycloset
- D.h.e.45
- dihydroergotamine
- enflurane
- ergoloid
- Ergomar
- ergotamine tartrate
- ergotamine-caffeine
- Forane
- isoflurane
- methylergonovine
- Migergot
- Migranal
- Parlodel
- sevoflurane
- Sojourn
- Terrell
- Ultane
Severe
Moderate
- None
- Acutely deteriorating asthma
Contraindicated
- Congenital long QT syndrome
- Hypokalemia
- Prolonged QT interval
Severe
Moderate
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Chronic myocardial ischemia
- Diabetes mellitus
- Hypertension
- Seizure disorder
- Thyrotoxicosis
PERFOROMIST (FORMOTEROL FUMARATE)
- Adjunct maintenance tx for asthma
- Bronchospasm prevention with COPD
- Prevention of bronchospasm with chronic bronchitis
- Exercise-induced bronchospasm prevention
- Prevention of bronchospasms with emphysema
- None
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Headache disorder
- Insomnia
- Nausea
- Pharyngitis
- Vomiting
- Xerostomia
More Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
- Chest pain
- Tremor
- Cramps
- Dyspnea
Less Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
Rare / Very Rare
Severe
- Anaphylaxis
- Angina
- Angioedema
- Asthma exacerbation
- Atrial fibrillation
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
- Hypotension
- Malaise
- Metabolic acidosis
- Paradoxical bronchospasm
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular premature beats
Less Severe
- Cough
- Fatigue
- Nervousness
- Palpitations
- Pruritus of skin
- Skin rash
- Symptoms of anxiety
- Urticaria
Contraindicated
None
Severe Precaution
None
Management or Monitoring Precaution
Formoterol (Solution)
Not indicated in pediatrics. No safety/efficacy. DO NOT USE for acute asthma.
- 1 Day – 18 Years
- Not indicated in pediatrics. No safety/efficacy. DO NOT USE for acute asthma.
Formoterol Fumarate
- Severity Level:
2
- Additional Notes: Insufficient human data available
Contraindicated
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Precaution Exists
Formoterol
Excret in rat studies;Low plasma levels,amt excret unlikely to be clin signif
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| Evaluate use carefully | Unknown | Not known; no or inclusive data | Excret in rat studies;Low plasma levels,amt excret unlikely to be clin signif |
No Known Risk
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Contraindicated
None
Precaution Exists
None
No Known Risk
None
- Rarely, in patients treated for asthma, serious (sometimes fatal) asthma-related breathing problems have occurred with the use of long-acting inhaled beta agonists (e.g., salmeterol). Because formoterol is similar to salmeterol, it may also cause these problems. This form of formoterol is not approved to treat asthma. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
| Adjunct maintenance tx for asthma | |
| J45.40 | Moderate persistent asthma, uncomplicated |
| J45.50 | Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicated |
| J45.909 | Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated |
| J45.991 | Cough variant asthma |
| J45.998 | Other asthma |
| Bronchospasm prevention with COPD | |
| J44 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| J44.9 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified |
| Exercise-induced bronchospasm prevention | |
| J45.990 | Exercise induced bronchospasm |
| Prevention of bronchospasm with chronic bronchitis | |
| J41 | Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis |
| J41.0 | Simple chronic bronchitis |
| J41.1 | Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis |
| J41.8 | Mixed simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis |
| J42 | Unspecified chronic bronchitis |
| J44 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| J44.9 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified |
| Prevention of bronchospasms with emphysema | |
| J43 | Emphysema |
| J43.0 | Unilateral pulmonary emphysema [macleod's syndrome] |
| J43.1 | Panlobular emphysema |
| J43.2 | Centrilobular emphysema |
| J43.8 | Other emphysema |
| J43.9 | Emphysema, unspecified |
| J44 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| J44.9 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified |
| 0-9 | A-Z |
|---|---|
| J41 | Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis |
| J41.0 | Simple chronic bronchitis |
| J41.1 | Mucopurulent chronic bronchitis |
| J41.8 | Mixed simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis |
| J42 | Unspecified chronic bronchitis |
| J43 | Emphysema |
| J43.0 | Unilateral pulmonary emphysema [macleod's syndrome] |
| J43.1 | Panlobular emphysema |
| J43.2 | Centrilobular emphysema |
| J43.8 | Other emphysema |
| J43.9 | Emphysema, unspecified |
| J44 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| J44 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| J44 | Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| J44.9 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified |
| J44.9 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified |
| J44.9 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified |
| J45.40 | Moderate persistent asthma, uncomplicated |
| J45.50 | Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicated |
| J45.909 | Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated |
| J45.990 | Exercise induced bronchospasm |
| J45.991 | Cough variant asthma |
| J45.998 | Other asthma |
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