Description
Description
SPECIFICATION
50MCG
GENERIC
Mometasone Furoate
About
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.
Indication
It is used to treat the symptoms of hay fever (also called seasonal allergic rhinitis) and perennial rhinitis .
Side Effects
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 , 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.
Drug Interactions
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are using, have recently used or might use any other medicines. Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility.
When not to Use
Do not use Mometasone Furoate : • If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to mometasone furoate or any of the other ingredients of this medicine .• If you have an untreated infection in your nose. Use of nasal spray 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.
Precaution
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.