Beconase Aq (Beclomethasone)

What is Beconase Aq?

Beconase is an anti-inflammatory nasal spray. It belongs to a family of drugs known as corticosteroids.

What is Beconase Aq used for?

Beconase is indicated for the treatment and prevention of seasonal and year-round allergy symptoms like stuffy and runny nose; itchy eyes, nose, throat; and sneezing. It also prevents the return of nose polyps (growths in the nose) after surgical removal.

How does Beconase Aq work?

Beconase works by reducing the swelling or inflammation in the nasal passage and thus, relieves allergic symptoms.

How to use Beconase Aq

Read the information and instruction booklet carefully and follow your doctor’s advice as strictly as possible.

Shake the container well before use. Remove the safety clip of the plastic cap and tilt your head slightly forward while keeping the bottle upright. Press one nostril and insert the applicator in the other nostril.

Spray the contents gently as many times as prescribed by the doctor. Inhale from the nose and exhale through the mouth.

Do not spray the contents directly on the nasal septum or the middle wall of the nose.

Repeat the procedure for the other nostril. Wipe the applicator and cover it with the cap.

Beconase Aq warnings and precautions

Do not use Beconase if you are allergic to any of its ingredients.

Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you have had recent cases of chicken pox, tuberculosis, measles, diarrhea, nasal ulcer, surgery and trauma, glaucoma, cataracts, herpes infection in the eye, runny nose, sinusitis, a recent vaccination or any other kind of bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic infection.

Beconase is a steroid, therefore discuss with your doctor if you experience any withdrawal symptoms.

Use of Beconase lowers the immunity, therefore stay away from people who are ill with infections. Do not administer Beconase dose on young children and teenagers until necessary as it can affect their height.

Pregnant women should not use this medication, unless advised by the doctor to do so. Nursing mothers are advised to talk to their doctor about the pros and cons of continuing this medicine. It is unknown if Beconase passes through breast milk. Therefore, consult the doctor to avoid complications in the nursing child’s health.

What do I do if I have missed a Beconase Aq dose?

If you have missed a Beconase dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and continue the routine.

What do I do if I have taken a Beconase Aq overdose?

If you have taken an overdose of Beconase, consult your doctor.

Beconase Aq interactions

Be sure to tell your doctor about all the prescribed, non prescribed medicines and herbal concoctions you have been using before Beconase. It will help the doctor in giving you the exact amount of dose that will not interact with these medicines if at all you are to use them.

Do not start, stop or change the dose of any medicine before confirming with the doctor.

Check the labels of all the medicines that you are using for any steroid ingredient as it can increase the amount of steroidal intake in the body and cause harm.

Beconase Aq side effects

If you experience a bad or bitter taste in the mouth, coughing, headache, hoarseness, nasal irritation and dryness, nausea, and sore throat, know that they are common side effects of Beconase. Report the persistence of any such side effect to the doctor.

The more serious but unlikely side effects from Beconase like breathing trouble, tightness in the chest, swelling in the mouth and throat, skin rash, hives, excessive sneezing, irregularity in the menstrual cycle, loss of taste and smell, nose bleeds and soreness, wheezing, vision changes,  unusual weight gain, and  increased pressure in the eyes must be reported immediately to the doctor.