Fluticasone is a
manufactured glucocorticoid used to treat
nasal
Nasal is an adjective referring to the nose, part of human or animal anatomy. It may also be shorthand for the following uses in combination:
* With reference to the human nose:
** Nasal administration, a method of pharmaceutical drug delivery
** ...
symptoms.
Both the
esters,
fluticasone propionate
Fluticasone propionate, sold under the brand names Flovent and Flonase among others, is a steroid medication. When inhaled it is used for the long term management of asthma and COPD. In the nose it is used for hay fever and nasal polyps. It ...
(a brand name for which is Flovent) and
fluticasone furoate
Fluticasone furoate, sold under the brand name Flonase Sensimist and formerly Veramyst, among others, is a corticosteroid for the treatment of non-allergic and allergic rhinitis administered by a nasal spray. It is also available as an inhaled ...
, are also used as
topical anti-inflammatories
Anti-inflammatory is the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation or swelling. Anti-inflammatory drugs, also called anti-inflammatories, make up about half of analgesics. These drugs remedy pain by reducing inflammation as o ...
and inhaled
corticosteroids
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones. Two main classes of corticosteroids, glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, are involve ...
, and are used much more commonly in comparison.
It is on the
World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
In 2020, it was the 23rd most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 24million prescriptions, although it is also sold
over the counter.
See also
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Fluticasone furoate
Fluticasone furoate, sold under the brand name Flonase Sensimist and formerly Veramyst, among others, is a corticosteroid for the treatment of non-allergic and allergic rhinitis administered by a nasal spray. It is also available as an inhaled ...
**
Fluticasone furoate/vilanterol
Fluticasone furoate/vilanterol (FF/VI), sold under the brand name Breo Ellipta among others, is a combination medication for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. It contains fluticasone furoate, an inhaled c ...
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Fluticasone propionate
Fluticasone propionate, sold under the brand names Flovent and Flonase among others, is a steroid medication. When inhaled it is used for the long term management of asthma and COPD. In the nose it is used for hay fever and nasal polyps. It ...
**
Fluticasone/salmeterol
Fluticasone/salmeterol, sold under the brand name Advair among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication containing fluticasone propionate and salmeterol. It is used in the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (C ...
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Antiasthmatic drugs
Diketones
Diols
Drugs acting on the respiratory system
Fluoroarenes
GSK plc brands
Glucocorticoids
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Respiratory therapy
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