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Mometasone Furoate

Mometasone Furoate (Elocon) is a corticosteroid used for nasal allergy symptoms, asthma control and certain skin conditions. This catalogue lists four products: Nasonex Nasal Spray for the nose, Dulera for asthma, and Elocon and Melacare Forte Cream for the skin.

Nasonex Nasal Spray

Allergic Rhinitis, Nasal Polyps

18g

Mometasone furoate nasal spray for allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps. It reduces swelling inside the nose to ease congestion.

From$53.50/ sprayView

Dulera

Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

6mсg + 200mсg

Mometasone and formoterol inhaler for asthma and COPD. It combines a steroid and a long-acting bronchodilator.

From$68.17/ inhalerView

Elocon

Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis

1mg 5g

Mometasone furoate ointment for eczema and psoriasis. It is a potent topical steroid that suppresses skin inflammation.

From$33.30/ tubeView

Melacare Forte Cream

Melasma

4% + 0.025% + 0.1% 25gm

Hydroquinone and mometasone cream for melasma. The steroid calms inflammation, and the hydroquinone lightens the skin.

From$68.50/ tubeView

Key points

  • As a nasal spray, mometasone furoate reaches a systemic absorption of under 1% into the bloodstream, measured with a highly sensitive laboratory assay.
  • In the liver, mometasone furoate is broken down by an enzyme called CYP3A4, so medicines that block this enzyme, such as ketoconazole, can raise mometasone furoate levels in the blood.
  • Corticosteroids, including mometasone furoate, can slow growth in children, so growth is checked routinely in children using Nasonex Nasal Spray.

What Mometasone Furoate is used for

As Nasonex Nasal Spray, mometasone furoate treats the nasal symptoms of seasonal and year-round Allergic Rhinitis in adults and children aged 2 and over, including nasal congestion, and treats Nasal Polyps in adults. In Dulera it is combined with formoterol as an inhaler for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

In Elocon and Melacare Forte Cream, mometasone furoate is applied to the skin: Elocon on its own for atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, and Melacare Forte Cream, which also contains hydroquinone and tretinoin, for melasma.

Brands and forms in this catalogue

Nasonex Nasal Spray and Dulera share the same originator, Merck: one is a nasal spray for allergy symptoms, the other an inhaler combining mometasone furoate with formoterol for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Elocon, the topical form of mometasone furoate on its own, was originated by Schering-Plough and comes in a tube rather than a spray or inhaler.

Melacare Forte Cream is a different kind of product: manufactured by Ajanta Pharma, it pairs mometasone furoate with hydroquinone and tretinoin in one tube for melasma. Within Skin Care, the tube form here covers both a single-ingredient steroid and a multi-ingredient combination, so the full ingredient list on each pack matters as much as the brand name.

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