Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2018 Publisher: Aventis Pharma Limited, One Onslow Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4YS, UK or trading as: sanofi-aventis or Sanofi, One Onslow Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4YS, UK
Nasacort Allergy 55 micrograms/dose Nasal Spray suspension.
| Pharmaceutical Form |
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Nasal Spray suspension. It is an unscented, thixotropic suspension of microcrystalline triamcinolone acetonide in an aqueous medium. |
The active component of Nasacort Allergy or Triamcinolone Nasal Spray is triamcinolone acetonide. Each bottle of Nasacort Allergy or Triamcinolone Nasal Spray contains 3.575 mg triamcinolone acetonide and provides at least 30 actuations each containing 55 micrograms of active compound after initial priming (see section 4.2).
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
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| Triamcinolone |
Triamcinolone acetonide is a more potent derivative of triamcinolone and is approximately 8 times more potent than prednisone. Although the precise mechanism of corticosteroid anti-allergic action is unknown, corticosteroids are very effective in the treatment of allergic diseases in man. Also, local injections are thought to have an anti-inflammatory effect. |
| List of Excipients |
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Microcrystalline cellulose |
Nasacort Allergy or Triamcinolone Nasal Spray is contained in a 20 ml high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle fitted with a metered-dose spray pump unit. Each bottle of Nasacort Allergy or Triamcinolone Nasal Spray contains 6.5 g of suspension and provides at least 30 actuations.
Aventis Pharma Limited, One Onslow Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4YS, UK
or trading as: sanofi-aventis or Sanofi, One Onslow Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4YS, UK
PL 04425/0605
17 October 1997
| Drug | Countries | |
|---|---|---|
| NASACORT | Brazil, Canada, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, South Africa |
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