Beclomethasone Dipropionate and Gengraf

• Generic Name: beclomethasone
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Qvar, Qvar Redihaler, Beclovent, Vanceril, Vanceril DS, Qvar with Dose Counter

Used for the long-term prevention of bronchospasm in patients with asthma.

Should not be used in the treatment of nonasthmatic bronchitis.

Efficacy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (e.g., bronchitis) who are stabilized with oral corticosteroids or whose disease is corticosteroid responsive remains to be fully evaluated.

Has been used as an oral solution or rectal suspension (these dosage forms not commercially available in the US) in the management of inflammatory diseases of the GI tract (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, eosinophilic gastroenteritis). However, the role of beclomethasone dipropionate in the management of inflammatory conditions of the GI tract remains to be established.

• Generic Name: cyclosporine
• Dosage Forms: oral solution
• Other Brand Names: Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune, Sandimmune

• It is used to keep the body from harming the organ after an organ transplant.
• It is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
• It is used to treat psoriasis.
• It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.