You should not use Xopenex if you are allergic to levalbuterol or albuterol (Accuneb, ProAir, Proventil, Ventolin).
Before using Xopenex, tell your doctor if you have heart disease, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, a heart rhythm disorder, a seizure disorder, diabetes, or overactive thyroid.
Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use, especially heart or blood pressure medication, diuretics (water pills), antidepressants, or other inhaled bronchodilators.
Talk with your doctor if any of your asthma medications do not seem to work as well in treating or preventing attacks. If it seems like you need to use more of any of your medications in a 24-hour period, talk with your doctor. An increased need for medication could be an early sign of a serious asthma attack.
It is very important that you use nebulized Xopenex properly, so that the medicine gets into the lungs. Talk to your doctor about proper nebulizer use.
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. An overdose of levalbuterol can be fatal.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Xopenex if you are allergic to levalbuterol or albuterol (Accuneb, ProAir, Proventil, Ventolin).
To make sure Xopenex is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
heart disease, high blood pressure, or congestive heart failure;
a seizure disorder;
diabetes; or
a thyroid disorder.
It is not known whether Xopenex will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
It is not known whether levalbuterol passes into breast milk or if it could affect a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding.
A Xopenex inhaler should not be given to a child younger than 4 years old. Xopenex solution in a nebulizer should not be given to a child younger than 6 years old.
