Fluticasone (Inhalation-Local)

Brand Names : Flovent, Flovent Rotadisk, Flovent Diskus

Category

• Anti-inflammatory, inhalation
• antiasthmatic

Description

Fluticasone (floo-TIK-a-sone) belongs to the family of medicines known as corticosteroids (cortisone-like medicines). It is used to help prevent the symptoms of asthma. When used regularly every day, inhaled fluticasone decreases the number and severity of asthma attacks. However, it will not relieve an asthma attack that has already started.

Inhaled fluticasone works by preventing certain cells in the lungs and breathing passages from releasing substances that cause asthma symptoms.

This medicine may be used with other asthma medicines, such as bronchodilators (medicines that open up narrowed breathing passages) or other corticosteroids taken by mouth.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form(s):

Inhalation
• Aerosol (U.S. and Canada)
• Powder for inhalation (U.S. and Canada)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

• Flovent
• Flovent Rotadisk

In Canada -

• Flovent
• Flovent Diskus