Week 3, Fluticasone (Flonase) Flashcards
The Fluticasone (Flonase) Pharmacological class is an Intranasal Corticosteroid.
The Fluticasone (Flonase) Pharmacological class is an Intranasal Corticosteroid.
What is the Fluticasone (Flonase) Pharmacological class?
It is an Intranasal Corticosteroid
Fluticasone (Flonase) acts to decrease local inflammation.
Fluticasone (Flonase) acts to decrease local inflammation.
What does Fluticasone (Flonase) do?
Acts to decrease local inflammation.
Adverse effects of Fluticasone (Flonase) are rare when used Intranasally, but reactions can be nasal irritation and Epistaxis (nosebleed) if taken in too large of amounts.
Adverse effects of Fluticasone (Flonase) are rare when used Intranasally, but reactions can be nasal irritation and epistaxis if taken in too large of amounts.
Are Adverse effects of Fluticasone (Flonase) common when used Intranasally?
No, adverse effects are rare
What are the adverse effects of Fluticasone (Flonase) when taken in too large of amounts?
Nasal irritation, and Epistaxis (nosebleed)
When inhaled to treat asthma or COPD, the most frequent adverse effects of Fluticasone (Flonase) are headache and Nasopharyngitis.
When inhaled to treat asthma or COPD, the most frequent adverse effects of Fluticasone (Flonase) are headache and Nasopharyngitis.
When inhaled to treat asthma or COPD, what are the most frequent adverse effects of Fluticasone (Flonase)?
Headaches and Nasopharyngitis
Don’t eat Licorice with Fluticasone (Flonase) because it may potentiate the effects of Corticosteroids!
Don’t eat Licorice with Fluticasone (Flonase) because it may potentiate the effects of Corticosteroids!
What should you not eat with Fluticasone (Flonase)? Why?
Licorice!
It may potentiate the effects of Corticosteroids!
