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Beclometasone Dipropionate

Beclometasone dipropionate (Beconase Aq) is a corticosteroid used as a nasal spray for allergic rhinitis, and in Candid B Lotion, combined with an antifungal, for fungal skin infections with inflammation. This catalogue lists it in Beconase Aq, Beclometasone Nasal Spray and Candid B Lotion.

Beconase Aq

Allergic Rhinitis, Nasal Polyps

50mcg

Beclometasone nasal spray for hay fever and nasal polyps. It reduces swelling in the nasal lining.

From$21.25/ inhalerView

Beclometasone Nasal Spray

Allergic Rhinitis

0.025% 30ml

Beclometasone nasal spray for allergic rhinitis. It reduces swelling and inflammation in the nasal passages.

From$21.00/ sprayView

Candid B Lotion

Fungal Skin Infections with Inflammation

1% + 0.025% 30ml

A beclometasone dipropionate and clotrimazole cream for fungal skin infections with inflammation. It treats the infection and the swelling together.

From$6.80/ bottleView

Key points

  • It is hydrolysed by esterase enzymes into the active metabolite beclometasone-17-monopropionate, which carries the nasal spray’s anti-inflammatory effect; after nasal use, this metabolite’s absolute bioavailability is about 44%.
  • Nasal corticosteroids, including this one, can affect growth in children who use them for a long time, so the label recommends regularly checking their height.
  • Beconase Aq is also listed for nasal polyps, in addition to allergic rhinitis.

What Beclometasone Dipropionate is used for

As a nasal spray, beclometasone dipropionate is used for Allergic Rhinitis: the seasonal kind linked to pollen (hayfever), the year-round kind, and vasomotor rhinitis. In Candid B Lotion, it is combined with the antifungal clotrimazole for Fungal Skin Infections with Inflammation, including tinea cruris and tinea corporis.

Brands and forms in this catalogue

Beconase Aq is the originator brand, from GlaxoSmithKline, and comes as an aqueous nasal spray. Beclometasone Nasal Spray is a generic version delivered the same way, as a spray into the nose, for Allergy Relief. Candid B Lotion is different: its originator is Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, and it combines beclometasone dipropionate with the antifungal clotrimazole in a liquid applied to the skin rather than the nose.

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