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Beta2-Agonists for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Side effects are much more likely to occur when you take this medicine as a pill or injection than when you use the inhaled form. Side effects can include:
- Anxiety.
- Muscle tremors.
- Nervousness.
- Increased or irregular heartbeat (palpitations).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported that arformoterol, formoterol, and salmeterol may make breathing more difficult. If your wheezing gets worse after taking these medicines, call your doctor right away.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 4, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Ken Y. Yoneda, MD - Pulmonology | |
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