Fluticasone

Chemical formula: C₂₂H₂₇F₃O₄S  Molecular mass: 444.51 g/mol 

Therapeutic indications

Fluticasone is indicated for:

Asthma

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

Fluticasone propionate given by inhalation offers prophylactic treatment for asthma.

Mild asthma: Patients requiring intermittent symptomatic bronchodilator asthma medication on a regular daily 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. On introduction of inhaled fluticasone propionate many of these patients may be able to reduce significantly, or to eliminate, their requirement for oral corticosteroids.

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

Asthma

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

Fluticasone propionate given by inhalation offers prophylactic treatment for asthma.

Mild asthma: Patients requiring intermittent symptomatic bronchodilator asthma medication on a regular daily 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. On introduction of inhaled fluticasone propionate many of these patients may be able to reduce significantly, or to eliminate, their requirement for oral corticosteroids.

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

Allergic rhinitis

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Fluticasone is indicated for the treatment of the symptoms of allergic rhinitis.

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

Allergic rhinitis

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

Fluticasone is indicated for the treatment of the symptoms of allergic rhinitis.

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

Eczema, psoriasis, lichen, contact sensitivity reactions, discoid lupus erythematosus, erythroderma

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

at least one of
Eczema
Psoriasis and additionally not Plaque psoriasis

Lichen
Contact hypersensitivity reaction
Discoid lupus erythematosus
Erythroderma

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

Contraindications

Fluticasone is contraindicated in the following cases:

Rosacea, acne vulgaris, perioral dermatitis

at least one of
Rosacea
Acne
Perioral dermatitis

Perianal pruritus, genital pruritus, ulceration of the skin, atrophy of the skin, juvenile dermatosis

at least one of
Skin ulcer
Atrophic condition of skin
Juvenile plantar dermatosis
Pruritus of genital organs
Pruritus ani

Ichthyosis

Keratoderma

Skin infection

Infective dermatological disorders

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