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Asmanex

FDA okays Asmanex inhaler for young children

October 03, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Asmanex Twisthaler for once-daily use in young asthmatics. A higher dosage strength of the medication is already approved for children ages 12 and older. The new approval means the med can be prescribed to children ages 4 through 11. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Asthma: Advances in Medications this Decade
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...members of ICS include: Flovent, Pulmicort, Qvar, Asmanex, Azmacort and Aerobid. Alvesco (like... Read more »

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Review: Breathless Bethany Buttercup Book
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...pharmaceutical company that makes the asthma medicine, Asmanex.   If you order it now, you can... Read more »

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Which Asthma Medication Is Best?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...steroids: Pulmicort (budesonide) Qvar (beclamethasone) Asmanex (mometasone) Flovent... Read more »

Health Guide

Preparing Asthmatic and Allergic Children for Summer Camp
...it gets lost); medicines; steroid nasal spray (such as Nasonex); steroid inhaler (such as Flovent or Asmanex); antihistamines (such as Claritin or Zyrtec); eye drops; eczema cream; hypoallergenic... Read more »
Asthma in Adults: Long-Term Relief Medications
...beta2-agonist in a single inhaler.The FDA approved a new inhaled corticosteroid, mometasone furoate (Asmanex) in 2005.The older corticosteroid inhalants are beclomethasone (Beclovent, Vanceril)... Read more »
Asthma Treatment
...nebulizerFlunisolideAeroBidInhalerFluticasoneFloventInhalerFluticasone / SalmeterolAdvairInhalerMometasoneAsmanexInhalerTriamcinoloneAzmacortInhalerLong-Acting... Read more »
Asthma in Children and Adolescents: Long-Term Relief Medications
...approved for children in this age group.The FDA approved a new inhaled corticosteroid, mometasone furoate (Asmanex) was approved in 2005 for patients age 12 and older.The older corticosteroid... Read more »

Medications

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When used regularly, mometasone helps to prevent the wheezing and shortness of breath that can... Read more »

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When used regularly, mometasone helps to prevent the wheezing and shortness of breath that can... Read more »

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When used regularly, mometasone helps to prevent the wheezing and shortness of breath that can... Read more »

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When used regularly, mometasone helps to prevent the wheezing and shortness of breath that can... Read more »

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When used regularly, mometasone helps to prevent the wheezing and shortness of breath that can... Read more »

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Drugmakers Novartis and Schering-Plough Corp. have announced they will collaborate on a new combination drug to treat asthma and chronic obstructive... Read summary »