Tilade - Managing Asthma Symptoms with Effective Inhaler Medication

Tilade is a medication used to prevent asthma attacks and manage asthma symptoms by reducing inflammation in the airways.
Category
Drug
Where to get
Prescription-based and available at pharmacies with a doctor's prescription.
Applicable for
Prepared by Lee Cheng, reviewed by Dr. Helena Rodriguez

Tilade FAQ


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Is Tilade a steroid?

Please note that Tilade is not a steroid medication. Benefits which may be achieved from regular use of Tilade include: Prevention or reduction of asthma symptoms such as wheezing, chest tightness, cough, and shortness of breath. Treatment of the bronchial inflammation that causes asthma.

What is Tilade CFC-free used for?

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. 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.

What is Tilade (Nedocromil sodium)?

Tilade (nedocromil sodium) is an inhaled anti-inflammatory agent for the preventive management of asthma. Nedocromil sodium is a pyranoquinoline with the chemical name 4H-Pyrano [3,2-g]quinoline-2,8-dicarboxylic acid, 9-ethyl-6,9-dihydro-4,6-dioxo-10-propyl-, disodium salt, and it has a molecular weight of 415.3.

Is Tilade a 'preventer inhaler'?

Tilade inhaleris a 'preventer inhaler'. It's taken regularly every day to reduce the inflammation in your lungs and help prevent wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, shortness of breath and asthma attacks.

Is Tilade CFC-free addictive?

There is no evidence that Tilade CFC-Free is addictive. Tilade CFC-Free works by reducing the inflammation of the airways which occurs in asthma. It contains nedocromil sodium. Nedocromil sodium inhibits the release of inflammatory mediators from a variety of cell types occurring in the lumen and in the mucosa of the bronchial tree.

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