Generic Name: Fluticasone

Brand name: Flovent

What is Flovent? The scientific name for Flovent is fluticasone propionate. Flovent is a synthetic corticosteroid. As a corticosteroid, Flovent treats the inflammation that causes asthma. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has encouraged use of corticosteroids rather than bronchodilators.
            
Flovent is used to prevent asthma attacks. Flovent relaxes the muscles in the airways. When those muscles are relaxed, then the patient can breathe more easily.

How to take Flovent:  Flovent is sold in a canister. Patients have a choice as to how they take Flovent. They can take Flovent with a Diskus, or without a Diskus.

If taking Flovent without a Diskus, the patient should first shake the canister. Then the patient should take a deep breath and exhale. As the patient proceeds to inhale again, then the patient should put his or her lips on the mouthpiece. The patient must rinse the mouth after each use of Flovent. The patient should also be sure not to get any of the Flovent aerosol spray in the eyes.

If taking Flovent with a Diskus, the patient should hold the Diskus between the teeth, and then put the mouth carefully over the Diskus. Care must be taken not to cover the holes on the Diskus. The patient should breathe in deeply with the Diskus clenched between the teeth. Then the patient should remove the discus, while holding the breath for about 10 seconds. At the end of those 10 seconds, the patient can inhale and resume any planned activity. The Flovent will act to ease breathing during the pursuit of those activities.

What are the side effects of Flovent? Flovent can cause dry mouth, nose bleeds, hoarseness, sore throat, cardiac complications or increased risk of glaucoma.

Precautions/Warning about Flovent: The Flovent aerosol, which is taken without the Diskus, is not designed to be used by children under the age of 12. Patients are urged to adhere to the recommended dosage. (See remarks under “What to do in case of an overdose.”)

What to do in case of an overdose: Use the dose prescribed by your physician. For adults the prescribed dose will range from a minimum of 88 mcg twice a day to a maximum of 880 mcg twice a day. The physician will base the prescribed dose on the past history of the patient. If the patient has previously used a different brand of anti-inflammatory spray, or if the patient has previously used a tablet containing a corticosteroid, then the physician is apt to prescribe a larger dose.

Patients should know that failure to stay at the prescribed dose could cause problems. Exposure of the body to excessive amounts of the chemicals in Flovent (amounts greater than what a doctor has prescribed) can cause Cushing’s syndrome. If a patient has had an overdose of Flovent, then the patient’s doctor should be informed of that larger than normal intake of the chemicals in Flovent. The doctor would then know no watch for any evidence that the patient had developed Cushing’s syndrome.

What to do if you miss a dose:  The patient who misses one dose of Flovent should try to get the needed dose as soon as possible. If the passage of time has brought the patient close to the time when the repeat dose needs to be taken, then the patient should just wait and take that scheduled dose. The patient should not seek to double the dose of the drug at the time of the next scheduled dose. As mentioned above, exposure to excessive amounts of Flovent can be harmful.

How to store Flovent: Keep Flovent at room temperature. Store in a location removed from extreme heat or light.  These conditions apply to both forms of Flovent (the aerosol and the non-aerosol), and they also apply to the storage conditions for the Diskus.  Do not store a Diskus for more than 2 months once it has been removed from its original package.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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