Fluticasone Propionate

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

prophylaxis and treatment of allergic rhinitis and perennial rhinitis; nasal polyps

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
and aiso after nasal surgery (until healing has occurred); they should also be avoided in pulmonary tuberculosis. Patients transferred from systemic corticosteroids mav experience exacerbation of some s)4xptoms. Systemic absorption may foilow nasal admin

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Corticosteroid nasal preparations should be avoided in the presence of untreated nasal infections

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

see seclion 6.3.2. The risk of systemic effects may be greater with nasal drops than with nasal sprays; drops are administered incorrectly more often than sprays

Drug Category/Class

  • Anti-Allergic Agents
  • Bronchodilator Agents
  • Drugs for Obstructive Airway Diseases
  • Nasal Preparations
  • Adrenergics, Inhalants
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Corticosteroids
  • Corticosteroids, Potent (Group III)
  • Corticosteroids, Plain
  • Corticosteroids, Dermatological Preparations
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Dermatologicals
  • CYP3A4 Inhibitors
  • Respiratory System
  • Corticosteroi
Prescribed Fluticasone propionate, a medium-potency synthetic corticosteroid, is used topically to relieve inflammatory and pruritic symptoms of dermatoses an...
Weight :500.571
Structure Fluticasone Propionate
Generic Drug Fluticasone Propionate prescribed Fluticasone propionate, a medium-potency synthetic corticosteroid, is used topically to relieve inflammatory and pruritic symptoms of dermatoses an...
Formula

C25H31F3O5S

Fluticasone Propionate has 14 Brands listed


Cazon (Skin) (15 gm)Cazon D (Skin) (20 gm)
Fexin (Skin) (10 gm)Flohale (100 mcg)
Flomist (Nasal) (50 mcg)Flutilab (Skin) (10 gm)
FlutinexFlutiriv (Skin) (20 gm)
Flutopic (Skin) (10 gm)Ftica (Skin) (10 gm)
Geflute (Skin) (10 gm)Rhinofit (Nasal) (10 ml)
Zoflut (Skin) (10 gm)Zoflut (Skin) (5 gm)

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