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Help prevent asthma attacks before they happen with QVAR RediHaler

QVAR RediHaler is a maintenance inhaler that can help prevent asthma attacks before they happen.

Used twice a day, QVAR RediHaler may help reduce airway inflammation which is an underlying cause of asthma symptoms and attacks. It also helps reduce the need to use your rescue inhaler and helps improve your breathing.

QVAR Redihaler 80 MCG and QVAR Redihaler 40 MCG maintenance inhalers

QVAR RediHaler can help you stay ahead of asthma

Do you rely on your rescue (quick-relief) inhaler more than you should for asthma "control”? Then it may surprise you to learn that asthma may not be well controlled if you:


  • use your rescue inhaler more than 2 days a week
  • have symptoms more than 2 days a week
  • are woken from sleep by symptoms more than 2 times a month

Remember—a rescue inhaler may only help stop an asthma attack after it has begun. Used twice a day, QVAR RediHaler may help:

  • reduce airway inflammation (an underlying cause of asthma symptoms and attacks)
  • reduce the need to use your rescue inhaler
  • improve your breathing

How QVAR RediHaler works

Graphic of normal airway compared to asthma airway

QVAR Helps Reduce Airway Inflammation

With asthma, your lungs’ airways are almost always inflamed (swollen), even when you feel fine. And sometimes it can get worse, making it hard for you to breathe.

The medicine in QVAR RediHaler can help reduce lung inflammation when taken every day as directed. The small particles of medicine in your QVAR RediHaler can target both the large and small airways.

Innovative Inhaler Design No Shaking. No Pressing. No Spacer.

The unique design of the QVAR RediHaler eliminates the need for hand-breath coordination. That’s because your own breath helps release the medicine. Just open the cap, inhale the medicine and then close the cap to prepare for the next dose.

  • Nothing to shake
  • Nothing to press
  • A spacer-free design (do not use a spacer)
  • A built-in dose counter on the back
Image of the QVAR RediHaler® breath actuated inhaler design

Important Safety Information

  • Do not use QVAR RediHaler to treat sudden severe symptoms of asthma. Always have a rescue inhaler with you to treat sudden symptoms.
  • Do not use QVAR RediHaler if you are allergic to beclomethasone dipropionate or any of the ingredients in QVAR RediHaler.
  • Do not use QVAR RediHaler more often than prescribed.
  • Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take and about all of your health conditions.
  • QVAR RediHaler may cause serious side effects, including:
    • Fungal infections (thrush) in your mouth and throat. Rinse your mouth with water without swallowing after using QVAR RediHaler to help prevent an infection in your mouth or throat.
    • Worsening asthma or sudden asthma attacks. After using your rescue inhaler, contact your healthcare provider right away if you do not get relief from your sudden asthma attacks.
    • Reduced adrenal function (adrenal insufficiency). This potentially life-threatening condition can happen when you stop taking oral corticosteroid medicines and start using inhaled corticosteroid medicines (such as QVAR RediHaler). Tell your healthcare provider right away about any signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency such as: feeling tired or exhausted (fatigue); lack of energy; low blood pressure (hypotension); dizziness or feeling faint; nausea and vomiting; or weakness.
    • Immune system effects and a higher chance for infections. Tell your healthcare provider about any signs or symptoms of infection such as: fever, chills, pain, feeling tired, body aches, nausea, or vomiting.
    • Increased wheezing (bronchospasm) right after using QVAR RediHaler. Always have a rescue inhaler with you to treat sudden wheezing.
    • Serious allergic reactions. Stop using QVAR RediHaler and call your healthcare provider or get emergency medical help right away if you get any of the following: hives; swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; rash; or breathing problems.
    • Slowed growth in children. Children should have their growth checked regularly while using QVAR RediHaler.
    • Lower bone density. This may be a problem for people who already have a higher chance for low bone density (osteoporosis).
    • Eye problems. If you have had glaucoma, cataracts or blurred vision in the past, you should have regular eye exams while using QVAR RediHaler.
  • Common side effects of QVAR RediHaler include: yeast infection in the mouth (oral candidiasis); cold symptoms (upper respiratory tract infection); pain in the throat (oropharyngeal pain); pain or swelling in your nose and throat (nasopharyngitis); sinus irritation (sinusitis); and hay fever (allergic rhinitis)
  • These are not all the possible side effects of QVAR RediHaler. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Approved Use

  • QVAR RediHaler Inhalation Aerosol is a breath-actuated inhaled prescription medicine used as a maintenance treatment for the prevention and control of asthma in people 4 years of age and older.
  • QVAR RediHaler Inhalation Aerosol is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and won’t replace a rescue inhaler.
  • Please see full Prescribing Information.
  • You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit http://www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
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