Get Informed: Fluticasone
Active Ingredient(s)
Fluticasone
What does it do?
This product is commonly used for the treatment of allergic and nonallergic rhinitis. It is a topical corticosteroid that is only absorbed by the body in very small amounts.
- Last Text Update:
- 2010-Mar-20 10:23 PM
- Last Data Update:
- 2010-Mar-20 9:02 PM
Other Names
- Fluticasone
- Fluticasone Propionate
- Flixonase
- Flixotide
- Flixonase Allergy
How Safe Is It?
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- Average Risk Rating
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- Pregnancy Category:
- C
- Black Box Warning:
- No
Facts & Figures
- Date Approved
- 19 Oct 1994
- Est US Patients*
- 582,300
- Generic Available
- Yes
- OTC Available
- No
User Age Distribution*
< 21
21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
* Estimated number of US people currently taking Fluticasone or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.
Recent alerts for Fluticasone
There have been no iGuard.org alerts regarding Fluticasone during the past year.
Fluticasone Safety Report
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What is Fluticasone used for?
iGuard is currently tracking more than 3,800 patients that use Fluticasone (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.
| Disease / Condition | % | Average Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Asthma | 55% | 
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| Allergies | 31% | 
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| Nasal/Sinus Congestion | 24% |
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| COPD | 14% |
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How well does Fluticasone work?
iGuard regularly polls our more than 3,800 users taking Fluticasone (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.
Average Satisfaction Score
(out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score
(out of 10)
- 89%
- of patients are confident that the good things about Fluticasone outweigh the bad things.
- 3%
- of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Fluticasone.
Common Side Effects of Fluticasone
iGuard regularly polls our more than 3,800 users taking Fluticasone (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) to monitor the development and frequency of side-effects. This feedback is continuously updated in tables and graphs below for the benefit of the iGuard community.
7% of patients experience side-effects on Fluticasone
< 1% of patients experience signifcant side-effects on Fluticasone
Most Common Side Effects...
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Nose Bleeds
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Muscle Pain/Cramps
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= 10%
Global Patient Feedback for Fluticasone ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I have been using cortico-steroids (both as inhalants and with a nebulizer) for two years now for both COPD and asthma. Other than dry mouth, the most bothersome side effect I have noticed is that my naturally curly (easy-to-care-for) hair has gone terribly straight! (I ALWAYS wanted straight hair while growing up, but now I don't really know how to take care of it or style it and I now have a lot of "bad hair" days!) Has anyone else had the problem of losing the natural curl in their hair from taking medication?
69 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-03-11 19:47:57
Question/Comment:
I have taken fluticasone for my sinus infections. It helps me so i can breathe better. But i also have to take an antibiotic in order to get rid of the infection.
30 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-10-09 17:07:49
Question/Comment:
My doctor has me using Proair (inhaler) as a rescue inhaler for asthma for almost a year now. It works wonderfully well for me--much better and faster than anything else I've used for this purpose. I can feel its effect in less than 5 minutes. I haven't noticed any bad side effects at all.
69 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-08-01 12:53:18
Answer/Reply:
Ihave been on synthroid many years.Earlier this year i had to go on fluticasone for sinus,which helped some.Now i am also on allegra-d ,which like synthroid needs to be taken on a empty stomach,but two times a day.Any idea how to space the synthroid & allegra-d as i really felt out of sort's taking them one hour apart on an empty stomach,first thing in the morning?
70 year old female 8-22-2009
71 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-08-22 17:01:40
Question/Comment:
I am a Flight Attendant and normally Fluticasone works great for about the first 8-10 hours of the day, but I currently have a sinus infection and it wasn't working as well till the doctor added an antibiotic to help me get over the sinus infection. Fluticasone is what makes it so I can work.
39 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-04-21 19:52:01
Question/Comment:
I have had very bad allergies all my life. I am 64 years old. I have serious depression and anger as a side effect to antihistamines and decongestion medications. I have had a very congested head and constant nasal drainage every day of my life. I was prescribed Fluticasone about 4 years ago. I now have none of the above problems. I rinse my mouth out with water soon after using the nasal spray.
65 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-03-17 09:42:30
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