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Fluticasone Medication - Uses & Side Effects

Generic Name: Flonase

Fluticasone is a topical steroid. It reduces or inhibits the actions of chemicals in the body that may cause inflammation, redness, and swelling. Fluticasone oral inhalation is used to control the symptoms of asthma. Fluticasone is in a class of medications known as corticosteroids. It works by decreasing swelling and irritation in the airways to allow for easier breathing.

Fluticasone Dosage

• The usual starting dose is 2 sprays in each nostril once daily. Once your symptoms are under control, your doctor may reduce the dose to 1 spray in each nostril once daily.
• Flonase is not recommended for children under the age of 4. The usual starting dose for children is 1 spray in each nostril once a day. If symptoms do not improve in a few days, the dose can be increased to 2 sprays in each nostril once a day, or 1 spray in each nostril twice a day.

Uses of Fluticasone

• Fluticasone is used to treat the inflammation that may caused by a number of conditions such as allergic reactions, eczema, and psoriasis.
• Fluticasone oral inhalation is used to control the symptoms of asthma.
• It is also used for other conditions those are listed in the medication guide.

Side Effects of Fluticasone

If you are using Fluticasone, then discuss the side effects of Fluticasone with your doctor and if you feel any develop or change in intensity, then tell your doctor immediately. Because only your doctor can determine if it is safe to continue using Fluticasone. Side effects may include:

• congestion
• cough
• depression
• hoarseness
• indigestion
• itching
• loss of speech
• mouth infection or swelling
• nasal congestion
• respiratory tract infection
• runny nose

Warnings and precautions before taking Fluticasone:

• You should tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are taking prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products including amiodarone, antifungals such as fluconazole, itraconazole, and ketoconazole, cimetidine, clarithromycin, cyclosporine, danazol, delavirdine, diltiazem, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, HIV protease inhibitors such as indinavir, Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
• You should tell your doctor if you have tuberculosis (a type of infection) in your lungs, cataracts (clouding of the lens of the eye), or glaucoma (an eye disease), and if you have any type of untreated infection anywhere in your body or a herpes infection (a type of infection that causes a sore on the eyelid or eye surface) in your eye.
• If you are having surgery, including dental surgery, then you should tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking fluticasone.

Drug Interaction:- If you are taking certain drugs with Fluticasone, then it may be increased, decreased, or altered the effects of Fluticasone. Also be sure to check with your doctor before combining fluticasone with ketoconazole (Nizoral) or HIV drugs known as protease inhibitors, including:

• Agenerase
• Crixivan
• Fortovase
• Norvir
• Viracept

Overdose

After taking Fluticasone, If you feel that overdose is suspected, then contact with your doctor immediately. Symptoms of Fluticasone overdose may include:

• enlarged face and neck
• new or worsening acne
• muscle weakness
• irregular menstrual periods
• weight loss
• irritability
• depression
• darkening of skin