Mometasone furoate is a corticosteroid drug that can be used for the treatment of asthma, rhinitis, and certain skin conditions. It has a glucocorticoid receptor binding affinity 22 times stronger than dexamethasone and higher than many other corticosteroids as well. Mometasone furoate is formulated as a dry powder inhaler, nasal spray, and ointment for its different indications.
Inhaled mometasone furoate is indicated for prophylaxis of asthma in patients ≥4 years. Applied topically as an ointment, mometasone furoate is indicated for symptomatic treatment of dermatitis and pruritis in patients ≥2 years.
Mometasone furoate nasal spray is available both over-the-counter (OTC) and by prescription. The OTC nasal spray formulation of mometasone furoate is indicated for the treatment of upper respiratory allergic symptoms (e.g. rhinorrhea, sneezing) in patients ≥2 years of age. The prescription formulation is indicated for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in patients ≥18 year old and for the and prophylaxis of seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients ≥12 years old. It is also approved in combination with olopatadine for the symptomatic treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients ≥12 years.
Dr Sérgio Sckalka, Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil
Mount Sinai St Luke's, New York, New York, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
GSK Investigational Site, Rotherham, United Kingdom
CPCAD, Nice, Cedex, France
Novartis Investigative Site, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Samsung Medical Center, Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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