BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE (QVAR, BECONASE, VANCENASE, BECONASE AQ, VANCENASE AQ)

Beclomethasone dipropionate (QVAR, Beconase, Vancenase, Beconase AQ, Vancenase AQ); Corticosteroid; MDI: 40 mcg/puff, 80 puffs/canister [6.7
gm] or 100 puffs/canister [7.3 gm] or 200 puffs/canister [16.8 gm]
MDI Double Strength: 80 mcg/puff, 40 puffs/canister [5.4 gm] or 100 puffs/canister [7.3 gm] or 120 puffs/canister [12.2 gm]
Nasal aerosol (Beconase/Vancenase): 42 mcg/puff, 80 puffs/canister [6.7 gm] or 200 puffs/canister [16.8gm]
Nasal aerosol, aqueous (Beconase AQ) : 42 mcg/puff, 200 puffs/canister [25 mL]
Nasal aerosol, aqueous: 84 mcg/puff, 120 puffs/canister [19 gm] mcg; Inhalation:
5-11 yrs: start with 40 mcg bid, may increase to 80 mcg bid
>12 yrs: 40-80 mcg bid, may increase to max of 320 mcg bid
Rinse mouth with water after use to prevent oral candidiasis.
Nasal:
6-12 yrs: Beconase/Vancenase: 1 spray in each nostril tid; Beconase AQ: 1 spray in each nostril bid, may increase to 2 sprays bid; Vancenase
Pockethaler: 1 spray in each nostril tid; Vancenase AQ: 1-2 sprays in each nostril qd
>12 yrs: Beconase/Vancenase: 1 spray in each nostril bid-qid; Beconase AQ: 1-2 sprays in each nostril bid; Vancenase Pockethaler: 1 spray in each
nostril bid-qid; Vancenase AQ: 1-2 sprays in each nostril qd
The aqueous formulation is less likely to cause nosebleeds.
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