- Overview
- Uses
- Benefits
- Side Effect
- How to use
- How It works
- What if you forget to take?
- Safety Advice
- FAQ
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Last Updated On: Feb 18, 2025
Flomist Nasal spray
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Product Overview
Composition: Fluticasone Propionate (0.005% w/v)
FLOMIST NASAL SPRAY contains Fluticasone which belongs to the group of medicines called Corticosteroids (glucocorticoids). It is used to treat symptoms of allergic rhinitis such as stuffy, runny, or itchy nose, sneezing, itchy, red, or watery eyes in adults and children above 6 years of age.
Allergic rhinitis may be defined as an inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa caused due to allergies caused form certain things such as pollen from grass or trees, animals (cats and dogs), house-dust mites, or moulds.
Before using FLOMIST NASAL SPRAY tell your doctor if you have severe liver disease, any history of eye conditions such as glaucoma (increase in pressure in the eye) or cataracts (clouding of the lens of the eye), or had nose surgery, or got an infection in your nose.
Uses
Treatment of Sneezing and runny nose due to allergies.
Side Effect
Common side effects:
- Nasal irritation
- Headache
- Nosebleeds
How to use
Use this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Insert the bottle tip into one nostril and close the other nostril. Direct the spray towards the sides of your nostril, away from the cartilage dividing the two sides of your nose. As you spray, breath gently and keep the head upright. Repeat the same process for the other nostrils.
How It works
Flomist Nasal Spray is a steroid medicine. It works by blocking the production of certain chemical messengers that make the skin red, swollen and itchy due to skin conditions such as atopic eczema, allergic contact dermatitis, and psoriasis.
Safety Advice for Flomist Nasal spray
Allergy
Do not use FLOMIST NASAL SPRAY if you are allergic to Fluticasone or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
Pregnancy
FLOMIST NASAL SPRAY should not be used in pregnant women, unless advised clearly necessary by the doctor. Contact your doctor before using.
Breastfeeding
FLOMIST NASAL SPRAY should not be used in breastfeeding women, unless advised clearly necessary by the doctor. Contact your doctor before using.
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