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Taking Formotorel Course For Breathing Discomfort, Had Episode With Heavy Mucus. Is It Safe To Take Another Dose After Such Spell?
hello, i have recently been really struggling to breath, i have been prescribed formotorel to be used 2 times a day, but last night woke again struggling to breath with loads of mucus , am i ok to take another dose, have only been using this for 2 days, before this just had ventolin but found i was having to use that more and more. I am due to fly saturday morning and need some advise to cope with the 12hour flight...thankyou julie
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hi....
formetorol is a long acting B2 agonist(LABA)....if the discomfort is not responding to this alone.....use a short coarse of inhaled steriods....you will be better soon....
formetorol is a long acting B2 agonist(LABA)....if the discomfort is not responding to this alone.....use a short coarse of inhaled steriods....you will be better soon....
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