Flixotide Discus 250 mcg

This medicine is available in the Diskus form and each blister contains pre-dispensed inhalation powder. Fluticasone Propionate has a marked anti-inflammatory effect on the lungs. Flixotide Diskus is for inhalation by oral inhalation only. It is used for the treatment of asthmatic inflammations and exacerbations. This drug is also recommended for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This drug is called ‘preventer’ drug as its regular use will prevent the asthma attack. This drug is not suitable to treat a sudden asthma attack. Sudden attack is treated using certain medicines called ‘reliever’. Fluticasone Propionate belongs to a group of medications called Corticosteroid that are a group of synthetic hormones, often just called steroids. They are different from the anabolic steroids that are misused by the athletes. This steroid helps to prevent asthma attack in people who need regular treatment. Flixotide contains Fluticasone Propionate and it helps to ease breathing problems and prevent asthma attacks. This drug provides a measured amount of steroid for you to breathe into your lungs and, the medicine reduces the swelling and irritation in the walls of the small air passages in your lungs. However, this drug does not give an immediate relief from the irritation and may take up to a week to start work.