Drug details

Alvesco (ciclesonide inhalation aerosol)

type of Corticosteroids, Inhalants

Alvesco (cicleonide) Inhalation Aerosol is a corticosteroid indicated for the maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy in adult and adolescent patients 12 years of age and older.

The drug is often used to treat Asthma .

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • wheezing,
  • trouble breathing,
  • chest tightness,
  • tunnel vision,
  • blurred vision, and
  • choking,
  • other breathing problems after using this medication,
  • sores or white patches in your mouth or throat,
  • worsening asthma symptoms
The following drugs are related to Alvesco, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Duaklir Pressair (aclidinium bromide and formoterol fumarate inhalation powder)
  • Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate)
  • Advair HFA (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol)
  • Ventolin HFA (albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol)
  • Ventolin Solution (albuterol sulfate inhalation solution)
  • Ventolin Syrup (albuterol sulfate syrup)
  • Albuterol Sulfate Tablets (albuterol sulfate tablets)
  • Alupent (metaproterenol sulfate)
  • Atrovent HFA (ipratropium bromide inhalation aerosol)
  • Azmacort (triamcinolone acetonide (inhalation aerosol))
  • Qvar Redihaler (beclomethasone dipropionate hfa inhalation aerosol)
  • Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol fumarate dihydrate)
  • Nasalcrom (cromolyn sodium)
  • Intal Inhaler (cromolyn sodium inhalation aerosol)
  • Intal Nebulizer Solution (cromolyn sodium inhalation solution)
  • Opticrom (cromolyn sodium ophthalmic solution)
  • Noxipak (fluocinolone acetonide topical solution)
  • Foradil Aerolizer (formoterol fumarate inhalation powder)
  • Foradil Certihaler (formoterol fumarate inhalation powder)
  • Xopenex (levalbuterol)
  • Xopenex HFA (levalbuterol tartrate inhalation aerosol)
  • Maxair (pirbuterol)
  • Nucala (mepolizumab for injection)
  • Serevent Diskus (salmeterol xinafoate)