How To Use Nasal Spray Fluticasone Propionate
Do not spray in your eyes.
How to use nasal spray fluticasone propionate. The effectiveness of fluticasone nasal spray against the symptoms of allergic rhinitis depends on regular use. After 6 months of daily use ask your doctor if you can keep using this medicine. 1 or 2 sprays 50 mcg spray in each nostril once a day as needed. Then pump until a fine mist appears. Prime fluticasone propionate nasal spray before using for the first time or after a period of non use 1 week or more by shaking the contents well and releasing 6 sprays into the air away from the face.
When you use the fluticasone nasal spray for the first time you must prime the spray. That s how you ll know the bottle is primed for use. Administer fluticasone propionate nasal spray by the intranasal route only. 5 breathe out gently through your mouth after each spray. Gently blow your nose before using this drug.
Shake fluticasone nasal spray well before using. Shake fluticasone propionate nasal spray gently before each use. Greg abbas of advanced ent and allergy discusses the proper technique for the use of nasal spray. Grasp the spray bottle like this. As you spray just inhale gently that s all you need to do.
Prime the spray if it has not been used for more than 7 days fluticasone propionate or 30 days veramyst or if the cap has been left off the bottle for 5 days or longer. Maximum dosage should not exceed two sprays per nostril daily. To use the fluticasone propionate and veramyst nasal spray. Before using flonase just blow your nose gently to clear your nostrils. Press down fully the top of the pump 6 times or until a fine spray comes out.
First aim the bottle away from your face. Usual pediatric dose for rhinitis. If you pump 6 times and no mist appears the spray nozzle may be clogged and needs to be cleaned. Prime before first use shake well and release 6 sprays into the air away from the face. Aim the nozzle away from the middle of the nose.