Beclometasone Other names: Beclomethasone dipropionate Beclometasone dipropionate

Chemical formula: C₂₈H₃₇ClO₇  Molecular mass: 521.042 g/mol  PubChem compound: 21700

Therapeutic indications

Beclometasone is indicated for:

Prophylactic management of mild, moderate or severe asthma

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Beclometasone is indicated for the prophylactic management of mild, moderate, or severe asthma in adults or children:

Mild asthma: Patients requiring intermittent symptomatic bronchodilator asthma medication on a regular basis.

Moderate asthma: Patients with unstable or worsening asthma despite prophylactic therapy or bronchodilator alone.

Severe asthma: Patients with severe chronic asthma and those who are dependent on systemic corticosteroids for adequate control of symptoms.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Prophylactic management of mild, moderate or severe asthma

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Beclometasone is indicated for the prophylactic management of mild, moderate, or severe asthma in adults or children:

Mild asthma: Patients requiring intermittent symptomatic bronchodilator asthma medication on a regular basis.

Moderate asthma: Patients with unstable or worsening asthma despite prophylactic therapy or bronchodilator alone.

Severe asthma: Patients with severe chronic asthma and those who are dependent on systemic corticosteroids for adequate control of symptoms.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Ulcerative colitis

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Beclometasone is indicated for the treatment of mild or moderate ulcerative colitis in active phase, as add-on therapy to 5-ASA containing drugs in patients who are non-responders to 5-ASA therapy in active phase.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Beclometasone is contraindicated in the following cases:

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Mycosis

Mycosis

Viral infection

Viral disease

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