Sanofi Tilade CFC-Free Consumer Medicine Information

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Tilade
CFC-Free Inhaler (TIE-laid)
nedocromil sodium (ned-oh-crow-mill so-dee-u m)
Consumer Medicine Information (CMI)
What is in this leaflet
This leaflet answers some common
questions about Tilade CFC-Free
Inhaler.
It does not contain all the information
that is known about Tilade CFC-
Free. It does not take the place of
talking to your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor has weighed
the risks of you using Tilade CFC-
Free against the benefits they expect
it will have for you.
If you have any concerns about
using this medicine ask your
doctor or pharmacist.
Keep this leaflet with the medicine.
You may need to read it again.
What Tilade CFC-Free
is used for
Tilade CFC-Free is inhaled into the
lungs for the preventive treatment of
mild to moderate asthma.
Asthma is a disease where the lining
of the lungs becomes inflamed (red
and swollen), making it difficult to
breathe. This may be due to an
allergy to house dust mites, pollens,
smoke, air-borne pollution or other
irritants.
Tilade CFC-Free is used to prevent
bronchial asthma due to allergy,
exercise, cold air or irritants, in both
adults and children over two years of
age.
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Tilade
Tilade CFC-Free works by reducing
the inflammation of the airways
which occurs in asthma.
With regular use, Tilade CFC-Free
will help prevent asthma symptoms
from occurring.
Tilade CFC-Free will not relieve the
symptoms of an asthma attack once
the attack has started.
You should follow your doctor's
advice and prescribed treatment to
get relief from a sudden asthma
attack.
Your doctor may have prescribed
Tilade CFC-Free for another reason.
Ask your doctor if you have any
questions about why Tilade CFC-
Free has been prescribed for you.
This medicine is only available with
a doctor's prescription.
There is no evidence that Tilade
CFC-Free is addictive.
This product contains HFA-227, a
non-ozone depleting propellant gas,
which has been introduced as a
replacement for the environmentally
damaging chlorofluorocarbons
(CFC's). This product contains no
CFC's.
Before you use Tilade
CFC-Free
When you must not use it
Do not use Tilade CFC-Free if you
have an allergy to Tilade CFC-
Free or any of the ingredients
listed at the end of this leaflet.
If you have an allergic reaction you
may get a skin rash, have difficulty in
breathing, get symptoms of hayfever
or feel faint.
Do not use Tilade CFC-Free after
the expiry date (EXP) printed on
the pack.
If you use this medicine after the
expiry date has passed, it may not
work as well.
Do not use Tilade CFC-Free if the
packaging is torn or shows signs of
tampering.
If you are not sure whether you
should start using Tilade CFC-
Free, contact your doctor or
pharmacist.
Before you use it
Ask your doctor to write an
asthma management plan for you
before you begin to use Tilade
CFC-Free.
Tilade CFC-Free is only one part of a
general plan to help you manage your
asthma.
You should discuss this plan
regularly with your doctor to
check your treatment.
As part of your asthma management
plan you will probably need to take
another sort of medicine called a
"reliever" to relieve the symptoms of
an asthma attack which has started.
If you need treatment for a sudden
asthma attack, use the "reliever"
medicine your doctor has
prescribed for you.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if
you have allergies to:
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