Table 1 Available Intranasal Corticosteroids
From: The Treatment of Vasomotor Rhinitis With Intranasal Corticosteroids
Generic (Proprietary) Name | Recommended Dosage |
|---|---|
Beclomethasone dipropionate | Adults and children > 12 years of age: 1 or 2 sprays (42 to 84 μg) per nostril BID (total dose 168 to 336 μg/d) |
(Beconase AQ) | Children 6-12 years: 1 spray (42 μg) per nostril BID for total of 168 μg/d up to 2 sprays per nostril BID for total of 336 μg/d |
Budesonide (Rhinocort Aqua)* | Adults and children > 6 years of age: 1 spray (32 μg/spray) per nostril QD up to a maximum of 256 μg/d (> 12 years of age) or 128 μg/d (6 to < 12 years of age) |
Ciclesonide (Omnaris) | Adults and children > 12 years of age: 2 sprays (50 μg/spray) per nostril QD |
Flunisolide (Nasarel) | Adults: 2 sprays (58 μg) per nostril BID, not to exceed 8 sprays per nostril per day (464 μg) |
|  | Children 6-14 years of age: 1 spray (29 μg) per nostril TID or 2 sprays (58 μg) per nostril BID, not to exceed 4 sprays per nostril per day (232 μg) |
Fluticasone furoate (Veramyst) | Adults and children > 12 years of age: 2 sprays (55 μg) per nostril QD |
|  | Children 2-11 years of age: 1 spray (27.5 μg) per nostril QD up to 2 sprays (55 μg) per nostril QD |
Fluticasone propionate (Flonase) | Adults: 2 sprays (100 μg) per nostril QD or 1 spray (50 μg) BID |
|  | Adolescents and children > 4 years of age: 1 spray (50 μg) per nostril per day up to, but not in excess of, 2 sprays (100 μg) per nostril per day |
Mometasone furoate (Nasonex) | Adults and children > 12 years of age: 2 sprays (100 μg) per nostril QD |
|  | Children 2-11 years of age: 1 spray (50 μg) per nostril QD |
Triamcinolone acetonide | Adults and children > 12 years of age: 2 sprays (110 μg) per nostril QD |
(Nasacort AQ) | Children 6-12 years of age: 1 spray (55 μg) per nostril or 110 μg QD, up to 2 sprays (110 μg each) per nostril or 220 μg QD |