Hay Fever

Nasonex

Nasal Spray

  • Fast acting
  • Contains strong steroid
  • Targets allergies and polyps
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Nasonex Medical Information

Nasonex Nasal Spray contains mometasone furoate, one of a group of medicines called corticosteroids.

When mometasone furoate is sprayed into the nose, it can help to relieve inflammation (swelling and irritation of the nose), sneezing, itching and a blocked up or runny nose.

Nasonex is used to treat the symptoms of hay fever (also called seasonal allergic rhinitis) and perennial rhinitis.

Hay fever, which occurs at certain times of the year, is an allergic reaction caused by breathing in pollen from trees, grasses, weeds and also moulds and fungal spores.

Perennial rhinitis occurs throughout the year and symptoms can be caused by a sensitivity to a variety of things including house dust mite, animal hair (or dander), feathers and certain foods.

Nasonex reduces the swelling and irritation in your nose and thereby relieving sneezing, itching and a blocked-up or runny nose caused by hay fever or perennial rhinitis.

Nasonex is used to treat nasal polyps in adults aged 18 and over. Nasal polyps are small growths on the lining of the nose and usually affect both nostrils. Nasonex reduces the inflammation in the nose, causing the polyps to gradually shrink, thereby relieving a blocked feeling in the nose which may affect breathing through the nose.

The usual dose is two sprays into each nostril once a day.

• Once your symptoms are under control, your may be required to decrease the dose.

• If you do not start to feel any better, your dose may need to be increased; the maximum daily dose is four sprays into each nostril once a day.

- If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to mometasone furoate or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine

- If you have an untreated infection in your nose. Use of this medicine during an untreated infection in your nose, such as herpes, can worsen the infection. You should wait until the infection is resolved before you start using the nasal spray

- if you have recently had an operation on your nose or you have injured your nose. You should not use the nasal spray until your nose has healed.

Immediate hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions may occur after use of this product. These reactions may be severe. You should stop taking Nasonex and get immediate medical help if you experience symptoms such as:

• swollen face, tongue or pharynx

• trouble swallowing

• hives

• wheezing or trouble breathing

When corticosteroid nasal sprays are used at high doses for long periods of time, side effects may occur due to the drug being absorbed in the body.

Other side effects

Most people do not have any problems after using the nasal spray. However, some people, after using Nasonex or other corticosteroid nasal sprays, may find that they suffer from:

Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):

• headache

• sneezing

• nose bleeds [occurred very commonly (may affect more than 1 in 10 people) in people with nasal polyps receiving Nasonex two sprays in each nostril twice a day]

• sore nose or throat

• ulcers in the nose

• respiratory tract infection

Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data):

• increase in pressure in the eye (glaucoma) and/or cataracts causing visual disturbances,

• damage to the partition in the nose which separates the nostrils

• changes in taste and smell

• difficulty in breathing and/or wheezing

• blurred vision

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