Mometasone

Indications & Dose:

Nasal spray: prophylaxis and treatment of the nasal symptoms of allergic rhinitis
DOSAGE
Adult  

• Nasal spray: 1 spray in each nostril qd-bid 

Contraindications:

Side Effects:

CV: Hypertension
EENT: Glaucoma, subcapsular cataracts
METAB: Cushing’s syndrome, glucose intolerance, hypokalemic syndrome
SKIN: Acneiform eruptions, allergic contact dermatitis; folliculitis, furunculosis, hair loss, hyperesthesia, hypopigmentation, pustules, pyoderma, secondary skin infection, skin atrophy, striae, vesiculation

Cautions:

Precautions:

Children, adolescents, geriatrics

Interaction:

Warnings:

Adverse Effects:

Lactations:

Pregnancy category C; systemic corticosteroids are excreted into breast milk in quantities not likely to have deleterious effects in breastfeeding infants; no information on topical steroids

Special Precautions:

Counselling:

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Patient And Carer Advice: