Formoterol Inhalation, oral/nebulization and Liposyn II

• Generic Name: formoterol
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Perforomist, Foradil Aerolizer, Foradil Aerolizer>

Formoterol is used together with other medicines (such as inhaled corticosteroids) to treat asthma and prevent bronchospasm in patients with asthma. When used regularly every day, inhaled formoterol decreases the number and severity of asthma attacks. However, it will not relieve an asthma attack that has already started.

Formoterol is also used to treat symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Formoterol belongs to the family of medicines known as adrenergic bronchodilators. Adrenergic bronchodilators are medicines that are breathed in through the mouth to open up the bronchial tubes (air passages) in the lungs. They relieve cough, shortness of breath, and troubled breathing by increasing the flow of air through the bronchial tubes.

Formoterol is also used to prevent wheezing caused by exercise (exercise-induced bronchospasm or EIB).

Formoterol is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: fat emulsion
• Dosage Forms: injection, emulsion
• Other Brand Names: Clinolipid, Intralipid, Nutrilipid, Omegaven, SMOFlipid

Fat emulsions are used as dietary supplements for patients who are unable to get enough fat in their diet, usually because of certain illnesses (eg, parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis) or recent surgery. Fats are used by the body for energy and to form substances needed for normal body functions.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.