Who should not use pirbuterol inhalation?
Before using this medication, tell your doctor if you have • heart disease or high blood pressure, • epilepsy or another seizure disorder, • diabetes, • an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), or • any type of liver or kidney disease. You may require a lower dose or special monitoring during therapy with pirbuterol if you have any of the conditions listed above. Pirbuterol is in the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether pirbuterol inhalation will harm an unborn baby. Do not use this medication without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant. It is not known whether pirbuterol passes into breast milk. Do not use pirbuterol inhalation without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby. Pirbuterol inhalation is not approved for use by children younger than 12 years of age.
