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Azmacort
Pronounced: AZ-ma-court
Generic name: Triamcinolone acetonide
Other brand names: Nasacort, Nasacort AQ
Azmacort and Nasacort are metered-dose inhalers containing the anti-inflammatory steroid medication, triamcinolone acetonide; Nasacort AQ is a metered-dose pump spray. Azmacort is used as long-term therapy to control bronchial asthma attacks. Nasacort and Nasacort AQ are prescribed to relieve the symptoms of hay fever and other nasal allergies. Nasacort is also used in the treatment of nasal polyps (projecting masses of tissue in the nose).
AZMACORT
The Azmacort Inhaler unit is for oral inhalation only.
Adults
The usual dose is 2 inhalations (about 200 micrograms), taken 3 or 4 times a day or 4 inhalations taken twice a day. The daily dose should not exceed 16 inhalations.
Children 6 to 12 Years of Age
The usual dose is 1 or 2 inhalations (100 to 200 micrograms), taken 3 or 4 times a day or 2 to 4 inhalations taken twice a day. The daily dose should not exceed 12 inhalations.
Children Under 6 Years of Age
The safety and effectiveness of this drug have not been established in children under 6 years of age.
NASACORT
Adults and Children Aged 12 and Older
The usual starting dose is 220 micrograms a day, taken as 2 sprays in each nostril once a day. (One spray is 55 micrograms.) If necessary, your doctor may increase the dose up to 440 micrograms a day, taken all at once, twice a day, or 4 times a day. Once Nasacort has started to work, your doctor may decrease the dose to 110 micrograms a day.
Children 6 Through 11 Years of Age
The usual starting dose is 2 sprays in each nostril once a day, for a total of 220 micrograms a day. Your doctor will adjust the dose to best suit the child.
Children Under 6 Years of Age
The safety and effectiveness of Nasacort in children under 6 years of age have not been established.
NASACORT AQ
Adults and Children Aged 12 and Older
The usual starting dose is 220 micrograms taken as 2 sprays in each nostril once a day. Once your symptoms are under control, your doctor may reduce the dose to 110 micrograms a day.
Children Aged 6 to 12
The recommended starting dose is 110 micrograms per day taken as 1 spray in each nostril once a day. The maximum dose is 220 micrograms per day taken as 2 sprays in each nostril once a day.
Children Under 6 Years of Age
Safety and effectiveness have not been established for children under 6. |
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