Fluticasone has anti-inflammatory and vasoconstrictive features. Fluticasone given by inhalation at recommended doses has a potent glucocorticoid anti-inflammatory action within the lungs, resulting in a reduction of both symptoms and exacerbations of asthma, with a lower incidence and severity of adverse effects than those observed when corticosteroids are administered systemically.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Fluticasone is the active ingredient of these drugs:
Canada
Hong Kong
United States
Ireland
Australia
United States
Netherlands
Cyprus Ecuador Estonia Hong Kong Lithuania
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Tunisia
Poland
Ecuador
France
Italy
Poland
Austria Brazil Cyprus Ecuador Estonia
Australia Austria Brazil Cyprus Ecuador
France
New Zealand
Ecuador Lithuania South Africa
South Africa
Canada Poland South Africa Spain
Canada United States
Ecuador
Ecuador
Tunisia
Ecuador
Spain
Finland
Poland
Spain
Hong Kong
Italy
Brazil
Cyprus Tunisia
Brazil
Italy Spain
Germany
Germany
Cyprus
Tunisia
Brazil Germany
Poland
Hong Kong
Spain
Estonia Finland Hong Kong Ireland United Kingdom
Tunisia
United Kingdom
Brazil
Tunisia
South Africa
South Africa
Spain
United States
Fluticasone is also found within below combination drugs:
ADVAIR , AERIVIO SPIROMAX , AERONID , AIRDUO , AIREXAR SPIROMAX , AIRFLUSAL , AIRSUS , ALIFLUS , ALOFLUTE , ANASMA , ASARIS , ATMADISC , AURODISC , AZECORT , BILENI , BISKUS , BRONX AIRMASTER , BROPAIR SPIROMAX , CASOROL CASOMETER , COMBISAL , COMBIWAVE , COMBOTEROL , CYVAX , DUEXON , DYLASTINE , DYMISTA , DYVISTANIL , EVERIO AIRMASTER , FIXKOH AIRMASTER , FLAMERIO , FLIXODIL COMBO , FLUCOSEC , FLUSAMER , FLUSAMIX , FLUSARION , FLUTICOMB , FLUTIFORM , FLUXAL , FOXAIR , FUSACOMB EASYHALER , FUSAMIX EASYHALER , INALADUO , INHALOK FORSPIRO , LIFSAR PULMOJET , LUGANO , NEUAIR AIRMASTER , PAVTIDE , PEIOTAL , PLUSVENT , REXAIR , ROLENIUM , SAFLUTIN , SALFLUMIX EASYHALER , SALFLUTIN , SALFULER , SALMECOMP , SALMESON , SALMEX , SALPLUSF , SAMETEC AIRMASTER , SAMTORAL , SEFFALAIR SPIROMAX , SEREFLO , SERETIDE , SERKEP , SEROFLO , SERROFLO , SIRDUPLA , STALPEX , SYCARA , SYMFLUSAL , SYNAZE , VERIFLO , VIANI , WIXELA INHUB , ZOREEDA
Medicine agencies around the world have authorized marketing of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):