Mometasone (Generic Nasonex)

Description

What is Mometasone furoate nasal spray, suspension?

Mometasone furoate nasal spray, suspension contains the active ingredient mometasone furoate (as the
monohydrate). Mometasone furoate is a corticosteroid (steroid for short) which has an anti-inflammatory
action, reducing swelling and irritation which causes sneezing, itching and a blocked or runny nose.

What is Mometasone furoate nasal spray, suspension used for?

Hayfever and perennial rhinitis.

This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of hayfever (also called seasonal allergic rhinitis) and perennial
rhinitis in adults and children aged 3 and older.

Hayfever, which occurs at certain times of the year, is an allergic reaction caused by breathing in pollen from
trees, grasses, weeds and also moulds and fungal spores. Perennial rhinitis occurs throughout the year and
symptoms can be caused by a sensitivity to a variety of things including house dust mite, animal hair (or
dander), feathers and certain foods. This medicine reduces the swelling and irritation in your nose and
thereby relieving sneezing, itching and a blocked-up or runny nose caused by hay fever or perennial rhinitis.

Nasal polyps

This medicine is used to treat nasal polyps in adults aged 18 and over.

Nasal polyps are small growths on the lining of the nose and usually affect both nostrils. This medicine
reduces the inflammation in the nose, causing the polyps to gradually shrink, thereby relieving a blocked
feeling in the nose which may affect breathing through the nose.