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Asmanex Twisthaler (mometasone furoate inhalation powder, Schering-Plough)
An inhaled corticosteroid for maintenance treatment of asthma as prophylactic therapy in patients 12 years of age and older. Also for asthma patients who need oral corticosteroids, where adding Asmanex "may reduce or eliminate the need for oral corticosteroids." Mometasone has been available in topical ointment (Elocon) and nasal spray (Nasonex) formulations.
* Recommended Dosage: For patients previously on bronchodilators or inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) alone: starting dose of 220 mcg (one inhalation) once daily in the evening, with a maximal dose of 440 mcg/day (in two 220-mcg divided doses twice daily or 440 mcg once a day). For those...
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