How To Use Nasal Spray Fluticasone Propionate

To use the fluticasone propionate and veramyst nasal spray.

How to use nasal spray fluticasone propionate. Usual pediatric dose for rhinitis. Shake fluticasone nasal spray well before using. First aim the bottle away from your face. After 6 months of daily use ask your doctor if you can keep using this medicine. Grasp the spray bottle like this.

Prime before first use shake well and release 6 sprays into the air away from the face. Prime fluticasone propionate nasal spray before using for the first time or after a period of non use 1 week or more by shaking the contents well and releasing 6 sprays into the air away from the face. Use this medication in the nose as directed by your doctor or the product package usually once or twice a day. Press down fully the top of the pump 6 times or until a fine spray comes out. As you spray just inhale gently that s all you need to do.

Do not spray in your eyes. Direct the spray away from the septum the cartilage dividing the two sides of your nose and toward the side of your nostril. When you use the fluticasone nasal spray for the first time you must prime the spray. Prime the spray if it has not been used for more than 7 days fluticasone propionate or 30 days veramyst or if the cap has been left off the bottle for 5 days or longer. Maximum dosage should not exceed two sprays per nostril daily.

Gently blow your nose before using this drug. That s how you ll know the bottle is primed for use. The effectiveness of fluticasone nasal spray against the symptoms of allergic rhinitis depends on regular use. Administer fluticasone propionate nasal spray by the intranasal route only. Aim the nozzle away from the middle of the nose.

1 or 2 sprays 50 mcg spray in each nostril once a day as needed. Greg abbas of advanced ent and allergy discusses the proper technique for the use of nasal spray. Before using flonase just blow your nose gently to clear your nostrils. Then pump until a fine mist appears. 4 to 11 years.