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QVAR REDIHALER (NDA-207921)

(BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE)

Safety-related Labeling Changes Approved by FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)

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09/26/2025 (SUPPL-7)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

17 PCI/PI/MG (Patient Counseling Information/Patient Information/Medication Guide)

PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION

Instruct patients to clean the mouthpiece of QVAR REDIHALER weekly with a clean, dry tissue or cloth. Instruct patients not to wash or put any part of QVAR REDIHALER in water. Patient should replace…

01/06/2021 (SUPPL-4)

Approved Drug Label (PDF)

6 Adverse Reactions

(Additions and/or revisions underlined)

The following clinically significant adverse reactions are described elsewhere in the labeling:

  • Oropharyngeal candidiasis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)]

  • Immunosuppression and risk of infections [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)]

  • Hypercorticism and adrenal suppression [see Warnings and Precautions (5.7)]

  • Reduction in bone mineral density [see Warnings and Precautions (5.9)]

  • Growth effects [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8) and Use in Specific Populations (8.4)]

  • Glaucoma and cataracts [see Warnings and Precautions (5.10)]

8 Use in Specific Populations

8.4 Pediatric Use

(Additions and/or revisions underlined)

The safety and effectiveness of QVAR REDIHALER for the maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy have been established in pediatric patients aged 4 years and older. Use of QVAR REDIHALER for this indication is supported by evidence from adequate and well-controlled studies. Five-hundred and one children between the ages of 4 and 11 were treated with at least one dose of QVAR REDIHALER or QVAR MDI in one 12-week clinical trial. The safety and effectiveness of QVAR REDIHALER in children below 4 years of age have not been established…