Professional Allergy Resources & Allergy Medication Information

RHINOCORT AQUA offers these links to help physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants access important medical and allergy related news, pharmaceutical product information, and other valuable resources.

What’s Important to Your Female Allergy Patients
Learn about patients’ experiences, habits, preferences, and dislikes regarding allergy treatments by viewing the results of a nationwide survey of women age 18-45. The findings may provide you with a greater understanding of your female patients’ needs and help you offer more personalized treatment.

Adherence Issues
Learn more about allergic rhinitis and how you can play a role in improving patient adherence.

Events Calendar
View the Complete 2006 Professional Events Calendar.

Useful Sites
Explore these sites, that which offer valuable educational resources, recent allergy news, and research findings, as well as continuing education and employment opportunities.

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Indication and Important Safety Information

RHINOCORT AQUA is indicated for the management of nasal symptoms of seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis in adults and children 6 years of age and older.

Maximum benefit may not be achieved until approximately 2 weeks after initiation of treatment. Effectiveness depends on regular use.

The replacement of systemic corticosteroid with a topical corticosteroid may be accompanied by signs of adrenal insufficiency, and some patients may experience symptoms of withdrawal such as joint and/or muscular pain, lassitude and depression.

Experience with RHINOCORT AQUA in pregnant women has not shown an increased risk of fetal abnormalities. Despite adverse events in animals reproductive studies, it would appear that the possibility of human fetal harm is remote. See PRECAUTIONS in full Prescribing Information. RHINCORT AQUA should be used in pregnancy only if clearly needed.

It is not known whether budesonide is excreted in human milk. Because other corticosteroids are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when RHINOCORT AQUA Nasal Spray is administered to nursing women.

The recommended starting dosage of RHINOCORT AQUA is 1 spray per nostril once daily (64 mcg total daily dose), with individualized dosing up to 256 mcg for adults (12 years of age and older) and 128 mcg for children aged 6 to 11 years. Prescribe the lowest amount necessary for control of symptoms.

The overall incidence of adverse events with RHINOCORT AQUA was similar to that observed with placebo vehicle. In clinical trials, commonly reported adverse events with RHINOCORT AQUA versus placebo vehicle were epistaxis (8% vs 5%), pharyngitis (4% vs 3%), bronchospasm (2% vs 1%), coughing (2% vs <1%), and nasal irritation (2% vs <1%).

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Legal Information

RHINOCORT AQUA is a registered trademark of the AstraZeneca group of companies.

This product information is intended for US Health Care Professionals only.