Pulmicort is a powerful corticosteroid oral inhaler containing budesonide that is used to treat Asthma.
Budesonide works by reducing the inflammation in the airways and the lungs, which causes asthma. Specifically, budesonide works by blocking the inflammatory substances released by the body’s immune system, which cause asthma.
Budesonide is inhaled, which means that it is absorbed directly into the lining of the airways and lungs. This helps to alleviate the symptoms of asthma, the excess mucus and the shortness of breath, and in so doing prevents the asthma attack.
Budesonide is also used to treat inflammation of the bowel, conditions such as Crohn's disease, chronic diarrhoea caused by collagenous colitis and autoimmune hepatitis
The most common side effects of Pulmicort are sore throat, hoarseness, throat irritation and oral thrush. Less common side effects include restlessness, nervousness and depression
Fluticasone should be used with caution in people who are suffering with a chest infection or a cold, people who have tuberculosis or any other fungal, bacterial or viral infections of the lungs or the airways, or if you have a liver disorder.