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How Frequently Seroflo Rotocaps 100mg Should Be Taken?
hi my name is Akshay. my mother has asthma n her age is 48. she takes seroflo rotocap 100mg everyday n her asthma is very much under control. but she has been taking it for a few years now n the doctor has advised her to take it for the rest of her life. she s worried whether or not to take it regularly since it contains steroid. is it really harmful or does she slowly need to stop consuming it or at least take it less frequently rather than everyday?
Mon, 7 Jul 2014
Hello Akshay,
Thank you for asking at HCM.
First of all I want to inform you that Seroflo-100 contains 2 drugs - Fluticasone (100 microgram) & salmeterol (50 microgram). If your mother is very well controlled with using Seroflo-100 rotacap once a day, it is really very good for her.
The decision to reduce asthma medications depends on how severe her asthma has been in recent past. If it's very quiet, say, she does not have any slightest symptom due to asthma in last 3 months, I would suggest you to use rotacaps containing only flluticasone 100 (not salmeterol) for next 3 months. If she is able to maintain the same control for next 3 months also, then decision regarding reducing fluticasone (corticosteroid) can be thought of.
You should know that the tapering of asthma controller medications should be gradual and under a physician guidance, it must not be self attempted.
I would also suggest her regular breathing exercise, Yoga & Pranayama, which may improve her lung capacity over a long time.
However, if she is not able to taper medications due to return of symptoms, I would say that inhaled corticosteroids have least side effects compared to oral forms. Right technique of using inhaling device, taking the medication in morning & gargling after inhalation procedure will minimize the side effects.
Hope this will be helpful to you.
Wish your mother the best of the health.
Regards.
Thank you for asking at HCM.
First of all I want to inform you that Seroflo-100 contains 2 drugs - Fluticasone (100 microgram) & salmeterol (50 microgram). If your mother is very well controlled with using Seroflo-100 rotacap once a day, it is really very good for her.
The decision to reduce asthma medications depends on how severe her asthma has been in recent past. If it's very quiet, say, she does not have any slightest symptom due to asthma in last 3 months, I would suggest you to use rotacaps containing only flluticasone 100 (not salmeterol) for next 3 months. If she is able to maintain the same control for next 3 months also, then decision regarding reducing fluticasone (corticosteroid) can be thought of.
You should know that the tapering of asthma controller medications should be gradual and under a physician guidance, it must not be self attempted.
I would also suggest her regular breathing exercise, Yoga & Pranayama, which may improve her lung capacity over a long time.
However, if she is not able to taper medications due to return of symptoms, I would say that inhaled corticosteroids have least side effects compared to oral forms. Right technique of using inhaling device, taking the medication in morning & gargling after inhalation procedure will minimize the side effects.
Hope this will be helpful to you.
Wish your mother the best of the health.
Regards.
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