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Active Ingredient BECLOMETHASONE DISODIUM PHOSPHATE
Therapeutic Class EENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Indications Local treatment of inflammation. Must be prescribed by an ophthalmologist.
Caution Use for short periods of time. Prolonged use can cause herpetic corneal disease and "steroid glaucoma".
Dose Range instill One drop 4 times daily.
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Active Ingredient BETAMETHASONE
Therapeutic Class EENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Indications Local treatment of inflammation. Must be prescribed by an ophthalmologist.
Caution Use for short periods of time. Prolonged use can cause herpetic corneal disease and "steroid glaucoma".
Dose Range One drop 4 times daily .
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Active Ingredient BETAMETHASONE DISODIUM PHOSPHATE
Therapeutic Class EENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Indications Local treatment of inflammation. Must be prescribed by an
ophthalmologIst.
Caution Use for short periods of time. Prolonged use can cause herpetic corneal disease and "steroid glaucoma".
Dose Range One drop 4 times daily .
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Active Ingredient BUDESONIDE
Therapeutic Class EENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Indications Rhinitis.
Caution Not recommendedin children under 6 years. Non-halogenated corticosteroid. See under beclomethasone.
Dose Range Adults and Children over 6 years: 2 sprays into each nostril oncedaily in the morning or 1 spray into each nostril twice daily; maintainence: 1 spray into each nostril once daily . See BDS supply protocols pg. 11.
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Active Ingredient DEXAMETHASONE
Therapeutic Class EENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Indications Short term treatment of inflammation. Must be prescribed by an ophthalmologist.
Caution
Dose Range One drop 4 times daily
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Active Ingredient FLUNISOLIDE
Therapeutic Class EENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Indications Prophylaxis and treatment of allergic rhinitis.
Caution Loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, headache, dizziness, nasal irritation.
Dose Range Adult and children 14 years and over: 2 spray s (25mcg/sp ray ) in each nostril twice daily , increased if necessary to max. 3 times daily then reduced for maintenance. Pediatric 5-14 years: Initially 1 sp ray (25mcg) into each nostril up to 3 time
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Active Ingredient FLUOROMETHOLONE
Therapeutic Class EENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Indications Allergic and inflammatory conditions of the eye.
Caution Raised intra-ocular pressure with prolonged use.
Dose Range Adult and children over 2: Apply every 1 hour for 24-48 hours, then reduced to 2-4 times a day .
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Active Ingredient FLUTICASONE
Therapeutic Class EENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Indications Prophylaxis and treatment of allergic rhinitis and perennial rhinitis and nasal polyps.
Caution Nasal ulceration, dryness, irritation of nose and throat, and epistaxis. Not recommended in children under 2 y ears.
Dose Range Adults and children over 12 years: 2 sp ray s (55mcg) in each nostril once daily , reducing to 1 sp ray (27.5mcg) once daily once adequate control of symptoms is achieved. Pediatric 2 -12 years:
1 spray in each nostril once daily . See BDS supply pr
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Active Ingredient MOMETASONE
Therapeutic Class EENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Indications Prophylaxis and treatment of allergic rhinitis
Caution Headache, pharyngitis, epistaxis, cough, dysmenorrhea, nasal burning. Store spray away from light.
Dose Range Adults and children 12 years and over: 2 sp ray s in each nostril once daily , increasing to 4 sp ray s once daily if needed. Decrease to one sp ray once daily as a maintenance dose. Pediatric (2-11 years): 1 sp ray into each nostril once da
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Active Ingredient PREDNISOLONE
Therapeutic Class EENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Indications Long-term therap y should be avoided.
Caution Long-term therap y should be avoided.
Dose Range 1-2 drops every hour during the day and every 2 hours during the night for initial therapy in severe cases. In mild or moderate inflammation or when a favorable resp onse is attained in severe cases, dosage may be reduced to 1 or 2 drops every
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Active Ingredient TRIAMCINOLONE
Therapeutic Class EENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
Indications Treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis.
Caution Headache occurred in 18% of patients receiving intranasal triamcinolone. Other adverse effects included nasal irritation, dry mucous membranes, congestion, throatdiscomfort, sneezing. No More ...
Dose Range Adults and Children 12 years and over: 2 sprays in each nostril once daily, decrease to one spray once daily as a maintenance dose. Pediatric (6-12 years): 1 sp ray into each nostril once daily. See BDS supply protocols pg. 11.
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