Fluticasone is a type of corticosteroid drug that helps reduce inflammation. It is available as a nasal spray, inhaled corticosteroid, or topical cream or ointment. Doctors recommend ...

Asthma warning: Adults with asthma who take drugs such as salmeterol alone have an increased risk of death from asthma problems. Also, children and adolescents with asthma who take salmeterol alone ...

A propensity score-matched cohort study of patients treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in routine practice found that the use of generic and brand-name fluticasone–salmeterol was ...

The safe and appropriate use of long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) for the treatment of asthma has been widely debated. In two large clinical trials, investigators found a potential risk of serious ...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of two inhaled corticosteroid treatment regimens, fluticasone propionate (FP) delivered from a Diskus TM inhaler and budesonide delivered from a ...

Most guidelines recommend either a long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) plus an inhaled glucocorticoid or a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) as the first-choice treatment for patients with chronic ...

Review the side-effects of Fluticasone as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...

Objective: To test the hypothesis that once-daily treatment with fluticasone propionate is as effective as twice-daily treatment in children with well controlled asthma. Design: Multicentre, ...

An exhalation system with fluticasone was shown to significantly reduce nasal polyp score at 4 and 16 weeks compared with placebo, with improvements also observed in several patient-reported outcomes.

Credit: Shutterstock. According to the results of a recently published systematic review, the combination of intranasal azelastine plus fluticasone is more effective in reducing symptom scores in ...

Small particles of glass are to blame for the recall of a widely used fluticasone nasal spray that treats symptoms of hay fever in children. The nasal spray, known by its brand name Fluticasone ...