Inhaler / Nebule / Nasal
Fluticasone
Flixotide
- Mechanism of Action
- An inhaled corticosteroid that suppresses the body’s normal inflammatory response through reduced monocyte recruitment, suppression of arachidonic acid metabolites - prostaglandin, leukotriene, platelet-activating factor and reduced production of interleukins, TNF-α, GM-CSF
Clinical Use
- Indication
- Maintenance therapy for asthma
- Adverse Effects
- Headaches
- Hoarseness
- Cough
- Oral candidiasis
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