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Intranasal Budesonide

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Intranasal Budesonide, Budesonide Nasal Inhaler, Rhinocort

  • See Also
  1. Intranasal Corticosteroid
  • Indications
  1. High potency Intranasal Steroid for Allergic Rhinitis (age >=6 years)
  • Dosing
  1. As of 2016, over-ther-counter without a prescription
  2. Dose (age 6 to older): 1-2 sprays each nostril daily
  3. Adults may bolus start with 4 sprays/nostril daily for 1 week then use standard dose (1-2 sprays)
  • Safety
  1. Pregnancy Category B
  2. Unknown safety in Lactation
  • Adverse Effects
  1. See Intranasal Corticosteroid
  • Drug Interactions
  1. CYP3A4 Inhibitors (Ritonavir, Cobicistat, Ketoconazole, Erythromycin)
    1. Raise levels of CYP3A4 metabolized steroid Inhalers (risk of adrenal suppression)
  • Resources
  1. Budesonide (DailyMed)
    1. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=9d519bf3-8d9b-5208-13c5-308edc24aca7
  • References
  1. Wallace (2008) J Allergy Clin Immunol 122(2 suppl):S21 [PubMed]