Levalbuterol

🧮 Dose calculator

Asthma and chronic lung disease (reversible airflow obstruction) · Regimen source: FDA Xopenex HFA · 2.1

• • Some patients need only 1 puff every 4 h. Needing more signals worsening asthma. Prime with 4 sprays before first use or after 3 days. FDA Xopenex HFA · 2.1FDA Xopenex HFA · 2.2

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Xopenex HFA · 8.1

  “Risk Summary There are no adequate and well-controlled studies of XOPENEX HFA in pregnant women.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Xopenex HFA · 8.2

  “Risk Summary There are no available data on the presence of levalbuterol in human milk, the effects on the breastfed child, or the effects on milk production.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Xopenex HFA · 8.4

  “Pediatric Patients 4 Years of Age and Older The safety and efficacy of XOPENEX HFA have been established in pediatric patients 4 years of age and older in an adequate and well-controlled clinical trial [see Adverse Reactions (6) and Clinical Studies (14) ].”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Xopenex HFA · 8.5

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant diseases or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.