Alvesco (ciclesonide) is a new lung-activated inhaled corticosteroid with novel release and distribution properties, which was developed by Altana Pharma Limited for the treatment of Asthma. Inhaled corticosteroids are considered to be the foundation of asthma treatment, and it works by reducing the lung and airway inflammation that causes asthma.

Alvesco has been given for your current medical problems and should not be used for other medical problems. The pharmacy label on your medicine tells you how much medicine you must take. It also tells you how frequently you should take the medicine. Depending on the response to the medicine, how the medicine works and the goals of your treatment, your prescriber may vary your dose. You should not change the dose of your medicine unless otherwise you are told to do so by your prescriber.

In asthma Alvesco works in the air passages of the lungs, which helps to keep the airways open, making it easier to breathe. Alvesco will not give you immediate relief of your symptoms once an attack of breathlessness or an asthma attack has beginned. You should use your fast-acting inhaled bronchodilator to reduce an attack of breathlessness or asthma. Ask your physician or nurse for advice on what to do if you have an asthma attack or attack of breathlessness. You need to take Alvesco every day to get the best results from it. It is always good to take it at the same time or times every day. Try to take it at a regular time part of your daily routine.