Levalbuterol (Inhalation Route)

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Side Effects

Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:

• Fast heartbeat

• Chest pain or tightness
• Dizziness
• Feeling “faint”
• High or low blood pressure
• Hives
• Light-headedness
• Shortness of breath
• Troubled breathing
• Wheezing

• Cough
• Difficult or labored breathing
• Difficulty swallowing
• Extra heartbeats
• Fainting
• Fast, pounding, slow, or irregular heartbeat or pulse
• Hives or welts
• Itching
• Large, hive-like swelling on face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, sex organs
• Noisy breathing
• Palpitations
• Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
• Rash
• Redness of skin
• Tightness in chest
• Unusual tiredness or weakness

• Chest pain
• Dizziness
• Dry mouth
• Fatigue
• General feeling of discomfort or illness
• Headache
• High blood pressure
• Impaired consciousness
• Irregular or fast heartbeat
• Light-headedness
• Nausea
• Nervousness
• Seizures
• Sleeplessness
• Sweating
• Tremor

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

• Accidental injury (in children 4 to 11 years of age)
• Anxiety
• Body aches or pain
• Chills
• Congestion
• Cough or hoarseness
• Dryness or soreness of throat
• Fever
• General aches and pains
• Headache
• Hoarseness
• Increased cough
• Leg cramps
• Loss of appetite
• Migraines or other headaches
• Muscle tightness
• Nervousness
• Runny or stuffy nose

• Abdominal or stomach pain
• Abnormal growth filled with fluid or semisolid material
• Blemishes on the skin
• Blood in urine
• Bloody nose
• Burning, dry or itching eyes
• Burning or stinging of skin
• Cough producing mucus
• Cramps
• Diarrhea
• Difficulty breathing
• Difficulty having a bowel movement (stool)
• Discharge from the eye
• Dry mouth or throat
• Ear pain
• Excessive tearing
• Eye itch
• Heavy menstrual bleeding
• Muscle pain
• Nausea
• Night sweats
• Numbness or decreased sensitivity of the hand
• Pain
• Painful cold sores or blisters on lips, nose, eyes, or genitals
• Pimples
• Redness, pain, swelling of eye, eyelid, or inner lining of eyelid
• Sleeplessness
• Tingling sensation in extremities
• Vaginal yeast infection
• Weight loss

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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