Rhinocort Aqua (budesonide) Nasal Spray
RHINOCORT AQUA Professional Resources

Useful Sites

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For Physicians

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Online Communications Department
611 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

National Jewish Medical and Research Center
1400 Jackson Street
Denver, CO 80206

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
One Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3357
Tel: (703) 836-4444

entjournal.com
Ranked as one of the top 50 otorhinolaryngology Web sites on the Internet, ENT-Ear, Nose & Throat Journal is published monthly by MedQuest Communications LLC.
629 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1200
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 522-9700

MDLinx.com
A network of nearly 40 professional Web sites for physicians and other health care professionals. Each site within the network focuses solely on one medical specialty and provides daily updates of all journal and medical news articles in that specialty.
316 F Street, NE, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: (202) 543-6544
Fax: (202) 543-6674

www.entlinx.com
Top otolaryngology articles from top medical journals.
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-543-6544
Fax: 202-543-6674

www.allergyimmunolinx.com
Top allergy/immunology articles from leading medical journals.
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-543-6544
Fax: 202-543-6674

American Academy of Family Practice
Search the site for online CME.
P.O. Box 11210
Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-1210
Toll free: 800-274-2237
Local: 913-906-6000

CMEweb
American Health Consultants
Over 1300 credit hours in 21 specialty areas.

Continuing Education.com
A thorough online continuing education resource with allergy continuing education information.
P.O. Box 16043
Tallahassee, FL 32317
850-668-6936

Mayo Clinic
CME for health care professionals.
Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education
200 First Street S.W.
Rochester, MN 55905
800-323-2688
507-284-2509

Allergy & Clinical Immunology CME Center
CME programs for allergy and clinical immunology.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is a weekly published journal that promotes the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health.
Phone: 1-312-464-4416

The New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.
Boston, MA 02115-6094
Phone: (617) 734-9800

Medscape
Search the site for online CME.

For Nurse Practitioners

www.npcentral.net – NP Central is a creative solution developed by Nurse Practitioners to help meet the needs of practicing nurse practitioners. It is made up of several domains that provide information such as other professional organizations and jobs.

www.aanp.org – American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is the largest and only full-service member-driven national professional organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties.

www.nursingcenter.com– The Nursing Center Web site provides journal articles, clinical resources, jobs, and many other helpful sources of information.

www.nurse.org– American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) is a national nonprofit membership organization headquartered in Washington, DC. The ACNP is focused on advocacy and keeping NPs current on legislative, regulatory, and clinical practice issues that effect NPs in the rapidly changing health care arena.

www.nonpf.com– National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties provides leadership in promoting quality nurse practitioner education at the national and international levels.

www.npace.org– Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education of Advanced Practice Clinicians. NPACE is a nonprofit organization that provides innovative educational programs to Advanced Practice Clinicians and to enhance the image of the profession.

www.tnpj.com– The Nurse Practitioner – The American Journal of Primary Health Care. The site offers visitors and subscribers access to full-text journal content beginning with the January 2002 issue. Online features include advanced searching, an updated CE testing module, author guidelines, subscriber information, a Career Center, and more!

For Physician Assistants

www.aapa.org– American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) is the only national organization that represents physician assistants (PAs) in all specialties and all employment settings.

www.apap.org– Association of Physician Assistant Programs is the national organization representing physician assistant educational programs in the United States. APAP’s mission is to assist PA educational programs in the instruction of highly educated physician assistants.

www.vapaa.org– Veteran Affairs Physician Assistant Association is a nonprofit professional and educational organization dedicated to promoting the interests of physician assistants employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

www.pahx.org– Physician Assistant History Office. The office provides a reliable, comprehensive, and accessible source of information about the profession’s unique origins, philosophy, structure, and interdependent relationship with the medical profession.

www.appap.org– Association of Postgraduate Physician Assistant Programs. This Web site provides information on postgraduate training and requirements by state.

www.arc-pa.org– Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant is the accrediting agency that protects the interests of the public and PA profession by defining the standards for PA education and evaluating PA educational programs within the territorial United States to ensure their compliance with those standards.

www.nccpa.net– National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. This Web site provides information on certification, exams, CME, re-certification, news, resources, and much more.

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

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

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