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Beconase AQ / Beclomethasone, a
corticosteroid, is used to prevent allergy symptoms including sneezing,
itching, and runny or stuffed nose. It also is used to shrink nasal polyps
(lumps) and prevent them from returning after surgical removal. |
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Beconase AQ
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Beconase AQ 25ml |
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Men
Women
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Beconase AQ 25ml |
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Beconase AQ 25ml |
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Beconase AQ Medication Drug
Information
The following information is
intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and
judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare
professional. It should not be construed to indicate that use of
the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Consult
your healthcare professional before using this drug.
Online Beconase AQ Use Indication:
Beconase AQ / Beclomethasone comes as
an aerosol and a solution to inhale through the nose. It usually is
inhaled two to four times a day at evenly spaced intervals. Follow the
directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or
pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Use Beconase AQ /
Beclomethasone exactly as directed. Do not use more or less of it or use
it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Beconase AQ / Beclomethasone controls symptoms of asthma and other lung
diseases but does not cure them. Do not stop using Beconase AQ /
Beclomethasone without talking to your doctor.
Before you use Beconase AQ / Beclomethasone the first time, read the
written instructions that come with it. Ask your doctor, pharmacist, or
respiratory therapist to demonstrate the proper technique. Practice using
the inhaler while in his or her presence.
Before using Beconase AQ / Beclomethasone, gently blow your nose to clear
your nasal passages.
Avoid blowing your nose for 15 minutes after inhaling the prescribed dose.
Medication Beconase AQ Side Effects:
Precautions on using Beconase AQ
Before taking Beconase AQ / Beclomethasone,
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tell your doctor and pharmacist if you
are allergic to Beconase AQ / Beclomethasone or any other drugs.
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tell your doctor and pharmacist what
prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially
anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin), arthritis
medication, aspirin, cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), digoxin (Lanoxin),
diuretics ('water pills'), estrogen (Premarin), ketoconazole (Nizoral),
oral contraceptives, phenobarbital, phenytoin (Dilantin), rifampin (Rifadin),
theophylline (Theo-Dur), and vitamins.
- if you have a nose infection or a
fungal infection (other than on your skin), do not use Beconase AQ /
Beclomethasone without talking to your doctor.
- tell your doctor if you have or have
ever had tuberculosis (TB); liver, kidney, intestinal, or heart disease;
diabetes; an underactive thyroid gland; high blood pressure; mental
illness; myasthenia gravis; osteoporosis; herpes eye infection;
seizures; or ulcers.
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant,
plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant
while using Beconase AQ / Beclomethasone, call your doctor.
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