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Special warnings about this medication
Check with your doctor:
- if signs of a nose, sinus, or throat infection occur.
- if your symptoms do not improve within 7 days (for dexamethasone) or within 3 weeks (for beclomethasone
, budesonide, flunisolide, Flonase, mometasone, or triamcinolone).
- if your condition gets worse.
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What is this Drug
Flonase is a corticosteroid used to treat itching, nasal congestion, and sneezing due to allergy. Flonase ( Fluticasone ) is a steroid which prevents the release of substances in the body that cause i
nflammation. ?Flonase ( Fluticasone ) nasal is used to treat the nasal symptoms of allergies and other seasonal reactions. •For multi-symptom nasal allergy relief, no other brand delivers like FLONASE
In independent studios, FLONASE was indicated to treat more symptoms than any other leading nasal allergy medication
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What special precautions should I follow?
Older adults¡XAlthough there is no specific information comparing use of nasal corticosteroids in the elderly with use in other age groups, these medicines are not expected to cause different side eff
cts or problems in older people than they do in younger adults.
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Drug Interactions
Other medicines¡XAlthough certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your do
or may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines.
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Special warnings about this medication
If your symptoms do not improve after the first few days of flonase therapy, check with your doctor. Never take more than the recommended dose. High doses of steroid medications such as flonase can ca
use a condition known as Cushing's syndrome. Warning signs of this problem include weight gain and changes in the appearance of the face.
If you are being switched from an oral steroid table
t to flonase, you may experience joint pain, muscle pain, weakness, depression, or fatigue while your body adjusts to the absence of steroid tablets and increases its own production of steroids. You m
ay also experience eye inflammation, eczema, arthritis, and nasal inflammation.
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Possible Side Effect
Side effects may include:
- Abdominal pain, aches and pains, agitation, aggression, back problems, bad taste in mouth, brittle bones, bronchitis, bruising, cataracts, congestion, cough, depressio
n, diarrhea, dizziness, dry mouth, dry nose, eye problems, facial changes, fever, flu, headache, hives, hoarseness, indigestion, itching, loss of speech, mouth infection or swelling, nasal congestion,
nasal irritation or burning, nasal sores, nausea, nosebleeds, rash, respiratory tract infection, runny nose, shortness of breath, sinus problems, sneezing, sore or irritated throat, stunted growth, s
welling of the face and tongue, vomiting, weight gain, wheezing, worsening of asthma
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