Veramyst

Veramyst is a prescription medication to treat the symptoms of allergic and nonallergic rhinitis. Veramyst is in a class of medications called corticosteroids. It works by preventing and decreasing inflammation (swelling that can cause other symptoms) in the nose.

Veramyst comes in a nasal spray and is used once a day. 

Common side effects of Veramyst include cough, nosebleeds, and nasal burning or irritation.

Veramyst is a prescription medicine used to treat seasonal and year-round allergy symptoms in adults and children 2 years old and older.  Veramyst may also help red, itchy, and watery eyes in adults and teenagers with seasonal allergic rhinitis. 

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Take Veramyst exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully. 

Adults and Adolescents Aged 12 Years and Older

• For people aged 12 years and older, the usual starting dosage is 2 sprays in each nostril, once a day. After you begin to feel better, your healthcare provider may tell you that 1 spray in each nostril once a day may be enough for you.

Children Aged 2 to 11 Years

• For children aged 2 to 11 years, the usual starting dosage is 1 spray in each nostril, once a day. Your healthcare provider may tell you to take 2 sprays in each nostril once a day. After you begin to feel better, your healthcare provider may change the dosage to 1 spray in each nostril once a day. An adult should help a young child use this medicine.

Veramyst may cause serious side effects including:

• nasal fungal infection. This happened in about 1 out of 1,000 patients in clinical studies with Veramyst.
• slow wound healing. Do not use Veramyst until your nose has healed if you have a sore in your nose, if you have surgery on your nose, or if your nose has been injured.
• eye problems including glaucoma and cataracts. You should have regular eye exams.
• decreased ability to fight infection. This will make you more likely to get an infection. Tell your doctor if you are exposed to chickenpox or measles.
• slow growth in children. A child taking Veramyst should have his/her growth checked regularly.
• allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). Call your doctor and stop Veramyst right away if you have any symptoms of an allergic reaction:
  • swelling of the face, throat and tongue
  • hives
  • rash
  • breathing problems

Veramyst can cause dizziness. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how Veramyst affects you.

To avoid withdrawal side effects, do not stop using Veramyst spray at once. Discuss with your doctor about slowly decreasing the dose before stopping use of this medication altogether.

Do not take Veramyst if you:

• are allergic to Veramyst or any of its ingredients
• are taking ritonavir (Norvir)

Common side effects of Veramyst include:

• headache
• nosebleeds
• irritated or burning nose
• runny nose
• cough
• nausea
• stomach pain
• vomiting
• diarrhea
• dizziness

This is not a complete list of Veramyst side effects. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescripion and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take:

• Some antibiotics and some antifungals, including: clarithromycin (Biaxin); erythromycin (Ery-Tab); isoniazid (Nydrazid); itraconazole (Sporanox); ketoconazole (Nizoral); telithromycin (Ketek).

• Protease inhibitors, including: amprenavir (Agenerase); atazanavir (Reyataz); fosamprenavir (Lexiva); indinavir (Crixivan); nelfinavir (Viracept); ritonavir (Norvir); saquinavir (Invirase).

This is not a complete list of Veramyst drug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Veramyst falls into category C. There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. Veramyst Nasal Spray should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the unborn baby.

It is not known whether fluticasone furoate (the active ingredient in Veramyst) is excreted in human breast milk. However, other corticosteroids have been detected in human milk. Since there are no data from controlled trials on the use of Veramyst by nursing mothers, caution should be exercised when Veramyst is administered to a nursing woman.