Beclomethasone nasal spray

Generic name
Beclomethasone nasal spray
Brand name
ATC Code
R01AD01

Beclomethasone nasal spray

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No concentrations of beclomethasone dipropionate are measurable in the plasma after intranasal doses of 200 μg.

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Allergic rhinitis
  • Nasal
    • ≥ 6 years
      • Start: In each nostril:  100 microg./dose twice daily. Max: 400 microg./day. after stabilization, reduce the dose gradually to the minimum effective dose..

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

No information available on dose adjustment in renal impairment.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects in children

Retarded growth.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications

No information available on specific contra indications in children.

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Warnings & precautions in children

In children, check the height regularly. If growth is retarded, reassess the treatment and if possible lower the dose to the lowest effective dose.

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

DECONGESTANTS AND OTHER NASAL PREPARATIONS FOR TOPICAL USE

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Sympathomimetics, plain
R01AA08
R01AA05
R01AA09
R01AA07
Sympathomimetics, combinations excl. corticosteroids
R01AB01
Antiallergic agents, excl. corticosteroids
R01AC03
R01AC01
R01AC02
Corticosteroids
R01AD58
R01AD05
R01AD08
R01AD12
R01AD12
R01AD09
R01AD59
R01AD11
Other nasal preparations
R01AX10
OTHER NASAL PREPARATIONS
R01AX10

References

  1. Sandoz BV, SmPC Beclometason (RVG 10957) 26-04-2015, www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl
  2. GlaxoSmithKline, SmPC Beconase US, www.gsksource.com, 2015, Sep

Changes

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring


Overdose