Pentamidine : Before Using - NebuPent, Pentacarinat, Pneumopent

Pentamidine - Inhalation

Brand Names

NebuPent, Pentacarinat, Pneumopent Pentamidine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For pentamidine inhalation, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to pentamidine inhalation. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Studies on birth defects have not been done. However, studies in rabbits, given doses by injection much larger than humans would absorb into their bloodstream through the lungs, have shown an increase in miscarriages and bone defects in the fetus.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether pentamidine passes into breast milk. However, pentamidine has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have been done only in adult diseaseds and there is no special info comparing use of pentamidine inhalation in child with use in other age groups. However, pentamidine inhalation is recommended in child 5 years of age and older who can't tolerate other medication.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of pentamidine inhalation in the elderly with use in other age groups.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of pentamidine inhalation. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Asthma Patients with asthma may have an increase in coughing or difficulty in breathing while receiving pentamidine inhalation